Claus Mogensen

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Claus Mogensen
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Jan. 28, 2018
Personal information
Born (1973-01-18) 18 January 1973 (age 52)
Skanderborg, Danmark
Nationality Danish
Playing position Coach
Club information
Current club HH Elite
Faroe Islands
Teams managed
YearsTeam
2008–2010
 Horsens HK
2010–2011
 Skanderborg Håndbold
2011–2013
 SK Aarhus
2013–2016
 Byåsen IL
2016–2022
 København Håndbold
2022–2023
 Kastamonu GSK
2023
 SønderjyskE Håndbold (assistant)
2023–2024
 Horsens
2023–
 Faroe Islands

Claus Mogensen (born 18 January 1973) is a Danish handball coach and former handball player, who is the current head coach of HH Elite and the Faroese women's national handball team. [1]

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Coaching career

Mogensen started his coaching career at Horsens HK, where he was from 2008 to 2010. He was then the head coach for SK Aarhus from 2011 to 2013. [2]

From 2013 to 2016 he was the of the Norwegian team Byåsen HE He has won two silver medals with in the Postenligaen in 2013-14 and 2014-15. In 2016 he was named Coach of the Year in Norwegian handball for these results. [3]

Afterwards he was the head coach at København Håndbold from 2016-2022. [4] Here he won the Danish Championship in 2018. [5]

He then became the coach of Turkish club Kastamonu GSK, where he sign a one year contract. He was however fired already in February 2023 due to poor results in the EHF Champions League. [6] He then returned to Denmark, and became the assistant coach at SønderjyskE Håndbold's men's team for the rest of the season. [7] Only a week later, it was announced that he had signed a contract to become the head coach of HH Elite, the same club he started his career at, which had in the meantime had a new name. He signed a three year contract with the club. [7]

In June 2023 he became the coach of the Faroese women's national handball team as well as the head coach of HH Elite. [8]

He qualified the Faroese national team for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship in Hungary, Switzerland and Austria, placing 17th overall. [9] This was the first time Faroe Islands participated in a major international tournament. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Historisk bedrift af HH-træner i Færøerne: Nu venter fire kampe, hvor der er alt at tabe" (in Danish). Horsens Folkeblad. 8 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Mogensen tager over i Aarhus" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Claus Mogensen om kåringen som årets træner I Norge" (in Danish). europamester.dk. 13 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Københavns nye træner: Det her bliver den største omvæltning". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 16 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "København Håndbold vinder første DM-guld". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Jan Skjødt Østergaard Pedersen. "Dansk træner får sparket!" (in Danish). europamester.dk. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  7. 1 2 Thomas Trondal (24 February 2023). "HH Elite har sin kommende cheftræner på plads: Kendt ansigt overtager roret til juni" (in Danish). Horsens Folkeblad. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Dansker skal stå i spidsen for færøsk kvindelandshold" (in Danish). Europamester.dk. 16 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Team Roster Faroe Islands - WOMEN'S EUROPEAN HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". eurohandball.com. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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