Jan Thomas Lauritzen

Jan Thomas Lauritzen
Personal information
Born	(1974-02-06) February 6, 1974 (age 52) Sarpsborg
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Right back / Right wing
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1995–2000	Viking Stavanger
2000–2004	TUSEM Essen
2004–2005	TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
2005–2007	SG Flensburg Handewitt
2007–2009	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2009–2011	Tistedalen TIF
2011–2014	Halden Topphåndball
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–2008	Norway	254	(557)
Teams managed
2016–	Halden Topphåndball

Jan Thomas Lauritzen (born February 6, 1974) is a former Norwegian handball player. He played 254 matches and scored 557 goals for the Norway men's national handball team between 1993 and 2008. ^[1] He participated at the 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005 and 2007 World Men's Handball Championship and has participated multiple time in the EHF Cup, the Challenge Cup, and the EHF Champions League. Until 2011 he had the record for most matches on the Norwegian national team, until he was overtaken by Steiner Ege and later Bjarte Myrhol.

Lauritzen was awarded the Håndballstatuetten trophy from the Norwegian Handball Federation in 2013. ^[2]

References

1. "Landskampstatistikk. Totaloversikt for Lauritzen, Jan Thomas" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
2. "Utmerkelser". handball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved June 12, 2025.

External links

• Jan Thomas Lauritzen at the European Handball Federation