| Christina Nimand Hansen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Christina Pedersen in 2009. Photo: Lars Schmidt | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Christina Nimand Hansen | ||
| Born | 26 September 1977 Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1991–2001 | FIF | ||
2002–2010 | FCK Håndbold | ||
2010–2012 | Viborg HK | ||
2012–2013 | FIF | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2012 | Denmark | 109 | (1) |
Christina Nimand Hansen (formerly Pedersen; born 15 December 1982) is a Danish former team handball goalkeeper.
At the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship she reached the bronze final and placed fourth with the Danish team. [1]
She started playing handball at the age of 6 at Ajax København. She debuted for the Danish National Team in 2002, but it was first in 2007 she became a stable part of the national team.
In the 2006-07 season she was named the MVP in the Danish Handball Cup. [2] Despite that she and FCK Håndbold lost the final to Viborg HK.
She initially retired in 2013, but made a comeback for FIF in 2014 for a few matches due to Søs Søby getting injured.
She won the Danish Women's Handball Cup in 2010 and 2011, and the Danish Supercup in 2011 with Viborg HK.
