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 53)
Drammen, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre Back
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
2023–2024
 Fjellhammer IL (assistant coach)
2020–2024
 Sweden
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. He is regarded as one of the best Norwegian handball players of all time and won fourteen titles during his career playing for clubs in Norway, Germany and Spain. [1] [2] He was previously the head coach of the Swedish men's national handball team, with whom he won the 2022 European Championship, placed second at the 2021 World Championship and finished third at the 2024 European Championship. [3] [4] Solberg was capped 122 times and scored 250 goals for the Norwegian national team. [5] He was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2011. [6]

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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. [7] With the new club, Solberg won the EHF City Cup in 1996 and the Norwegian Championship the following year. [7] 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. [8] [9]

Solberg transferred to German club SG Flensburg-Handewitt in 2004 and won the German Cup the following year. [10] [11] In 2006, he returned to Drammen and won the Norwegian Championship in 2007 and 2008, and the Norwegian Cup in 2008. [12] [13] [14] 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. [15] [16]

International career

Solberg made his debut for the Norwegian national team in 1994. [17] He made 122 appearances and scored 250 goals before retiring from the national team in 2008. [18] [19] He represented Norway at the World Championship in 1997 and 2005, captaining the team during the latter, and the 2008 European Championship. [20] [21] [22]

Coaching career

In 2014, Solberg became the assistant coach for the Norway men's national handball team. [23] The following year, he signed a three-year contract as head coach for the Norwegian handball club St. Hallvard HK. [24] In 2016, Solberg terminated his contract with the national team to focus on St. Hallvard following their promotion to the Norwegian premiership. [25] From 2018 to 2019, he was a part of the coaching staff at SG Flensburg-Handewitt. [18]

In 2020, Solberg became the head coach of the Swedish men's national handball team. [26] He led the team to a second-place finish at the 2021 World Championship and placed fifth at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3] Solberg won the 2022 European Championship with the Swedish national team. [3] He became the assistant coach for the Norwegian club Fjellhammer IL in 2023. [27] Solberg and the Swedish national team placed third at the 2024 European Championship and seventh at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [4] [28] He left the national team in September 2024. [29]

Honours

Player

Drammen HK

HSG Nordhorn

FC Barcelona

SG Flensburg-Handewitt

Manager

Sweden

References

  1. ↑ Nygård, Stig (29 April 2007). "Tidenes beste" [Best of all time]. Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Strøm, Ole Kristian; Overvik, Jostein (23 January 2019). "Tidenes 72 beste norske håndballspillere på herresiden" [The 72 best male Norwegian handball players of all time]. VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 NRK (2 October 2023). "Glenn Solberg forlenger Sverige-kontrakten med to år" [Glenn Solberg extends the Sweden contract by two years]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 Herrebrøden, Øyvind; Schjesvold, Fredrik; Stenersen, Steffen (28 January 2024). "Glenn Solberg ledet Sverige til bronse i EM – tar laget til Ulsteinvik" [Glenn Solberg led Sweden to bronze at the European Championships – takes the team to Ulsteinvik]. VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Totaloversikt for Solberg, Glenn". handballold.nif.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Utmerkelser". handball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 Røkeberg, Morten W. (27 April 2016). "20 år siden "mirakelet" i Drammen" [20 years since the "miracle" in Drammen]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  8. ↑ NRK (7 June 2002). "Klare for Barcelona" [Ready for Barcelona]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Torgersen, Svein H. (5 April 2004). "Vant alt med Barcelona" [Won everything with Barcelona]. Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Glenn Solberg til «norske» Flensburg" [Glenn Solberg to "Norwegian" Flensburg]. www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 8 April 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Solberg og Jensen tyske mestere" [Solberg and Jensen German champions]. adressa.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 17 April 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  12. ↑ NRK (29 August 2005). "Glenn Solberg til Drammen" [Glenn Solberg to Drammen]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "- Solberg og Hagen sikrer Drammen-gull" [- Solberg and Hagen secures Drammen gold]. dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 13 September 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  14. ↑ Vik, Marius (2 May 2008). "Legender avslutter med finale" [Legends end with final]. Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  15. ↑ Wernersen, Camilla (7 November 2007). "Glenn Solberg legger opp" [Glenn Solberg retires]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Glenn Solberg gjør comeback" [Glenn Solberg makes comeback]. www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 17 November 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  17. ↑ NRK (18 March 2005). "Glenn Solberg gir seg på landslaget" [Glenn Solberg retires from national team]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  18. 1 2 "Måtte forlate "Mesternes Mester": Glenn rørte konkurrentene til tårer" [Had to leave "Mesternes Mester" ("Champion of Champions"): Glenn moved competitors to tears]. VG (in Norwegian). 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "Derfor må Hagen og Solberg overtales" [Why Hagen and Solberg must be persuaded]. VG (in Norwegian Bokmål). 27 January 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  20. ↑ NRK (28 January 2005). "Kampmaraton for Solberg" [Match marathon for Solberg]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  21. ↑ NRK (1 February 2005). "Norge slo Sverige" [Norway beat Sweden]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  22. ↑ Bjerkan, Jon Kaare (21 January 2008). "Solberg og Hagen aldri vært bedre" [Solberg and Hagen never been better]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  23. ↑ Bredesen, Carina Alice (28 January 2014). "Glenn Solberg blir assistent for herrelandslaget" [Glenn Solberg becomes assistant for the men's national team]. Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  24. ↑ Hagen, Simen Næss (13 April 2015). "Solberg klar for St. Hallvard" [Solberg ready for St. Hallvard]. Lierposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  25. ↑ Overvik, Jostein (20 May 2016). "Glenn Solberg slutter på landslaget" [Glenn Solberg quits the national team]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  26. ↑ Hjellen, Bjørnar (25 March 2019). "Solberg tar over det svenske landslaget" [Solberg takes over the Swedish national team]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  27. ↑ Smørdal, Sander; Borg, Anja Elisabeth Egede (19 April 2023). "Sverige-sjef Glenn Solberg blir Fjellhammer-assistent" [Sweden chief Glenn Solberg becomes Fjellhammer assistant]. TV 2 (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  28. ↑ Overvik, Jostein (7 August 2024). "Mikkel Hansen og Danmark sendte Sverige ut" [Mikkel Hansen and Denmark sent Sweden out]. VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  29. ↑ "Solberg ferdig som svensk landslagssjef: – Riktig å gjøre noe annet" [Solberg finished as Swedish national team coach: – Right to do something else]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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