Glenn Solberg

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Glenn Solberg
Head coach Glenn Solberg of Sweden celebrates during the IHF 2023 Men's World Championship game between Sweden and Brazil on January 11, 2023 in Gothenburg (52623403756) (cropped).jpg
Solberg with Sweden at the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship
Personal information
Born (1972-02-18) 18 February 1972 (age 52)
Drammen, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre Back
Club information
Current club Sweden (manager)
Fjellhammer IL (assistant coach)
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1983–1992
 Reistadt IL
1992–1997
 Drammen HK
1997–2002
 HSG Nordhorn
2002–2004
 FC Barcelona
2004–2006
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2006–2010
 Drammen HK
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–2008
 Norway 122 (250)
Teams managed
2014–2016
 Norway (assistant coach)
2015–2019
 St. Hallvard HK
2020–
 Sweden
2023–
 Fjellhammer IL (assistant coach)
Medal record
Head Coach for Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Egypt
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Germany

Glenn Solberg (born 18 February 1972) is a Norwegian handball coach and former player who is currently the coach of the Swedish national team and the assistant coach of Fjellhammer IL. Solberg won fourteen titles during his career playing for clubs in Norway, Germany and Spain. He was capped 122 times and scored 250 goals for the Norwegian national team. [1]

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As a coach, Solberg won the 2022 European Championship, placed second at the 2021 World Championship and finished third at the 2024 European Championship with the Swedish national team.

Club career

Solberg began his professional handball career at Reistadt IL in the early 1980s. In 1992, Reistadt and IF Sturla merged their senior teams to create the club Drammen HK. [2] With the new club, Solberg won the EHF City Cup in 1996 and the Norwegian Championship the following year. [2] In 1997, he moved to German club HSG Nordhorn, where he helped the team secure a promotion to the Bundesliga in 1999. Solberg joined FC Barcelona in 2002 and won the EHF Cup, EHF Supercup, Spanish Championship, Spanish Cup and Spanish Super Cup during a two-year spell with the club.

Solberg transferred to German club SG Flensburg-Handewitt in 2004 and won the German Cup the following year. In 2006, he returned to Drammen and won the Norwegian Championship in 2007 and 2008, and the Norwegian Cup in 2008. Solberg retired after the 2007–08 season, but following an injury crisis at Drammen in November 2009, he returned to the club and retired a second time in 2010 after winning a fourth Norwegian league title. [3] [4]

International career

Solberg made his debut for the Norwegian national team in 1994. [5] He made 122 appearances and scored 250 goals before retiring from the national team in 2008. [6] [7] He represented Norway at the World Championship in 1997 and 2005, captaining the team during the latter, and the 2008 European Championship.

Coaching career

In 2014, Solberg became the assistant coach for the Norway men's national handball team. [8] The following year, he signed a three-year contract as head coach for the Norwegian handball club St. Hallvard HK. [9] In 2016, Solberg terminated his contract with the national team to focus on St. Hallvard following their promotion to the Norwegian premiership. [10] From 2018 to 2019, he was a part of the coaching staff at SG Flensburg-Handewitt. [6]

In 2020, Solberg became the head coach for the Swedish men's national handball team. He led the team to a second-place finish in the 2021 World Championship and won the 2022 European Championship. Solberg became the assistant coach for the Norwegian club Fjellhammer IL in 2023. Solberg and the Swedish national team placed third at the 2024 European Championship.

Honours

Player

Drammen HK

HSG Nordhorn

FC Barcelona

SG Flensburg-Handewitt

Manager

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References

  1. ↑ "Totaloversikt for Solberg, Glenn". handballold.nif.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 Røkeberg, Morten W. (27 April 2016). "20 år siden "mirakelet" i Drammen". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Wernersen, Camilla (7 November 2007). "Glenn Solberg legger opp". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Glenn Solberg gjør comeback". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 17 November 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ↑ NRK (18 March 2005). "Glenn Solberg gir seg på landslaget". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Måtte forlate "Mesternes Mester": Glenn rørte konkurrentene til tårer". VG (in Norwegian). 22 February 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Derfor må Hagen og Solberg overtales". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 27 January 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Bredesen, Carina Alice (28 January 2014). "Glenn Solberg blir assistent for herrelandslaget". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Hagen, Simen Næss (13 April 2015). "Solberg klar for St. Hallvard". Lierposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Overvik, Jostein (20 May 2016). "Glenn Solberg slutter på landslaget". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 September 2016.


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