Klaus Thomsen

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Klaus Thomsen
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Personal information
Born (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 37)
Haderslev, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Number 4
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2004-2007
 Viborg HK
2007-2012
 Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold
2012-2014
 Team Tvis Holstebro
2014-2021
 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013-2021
 Denmark 20 [1] (4)
Medal record
European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Denmark Team

Klaus Thomsen (born 26 April 1986) is a Danish former handball player. He played his entire career in Denmark, and for a while he featured in the Danish national team. [2]

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Career

Klaus Thomsen's first stations as a handball player were Næssets IF and Team Haderslev.
In the summer of 2004, he joined the backcourt Viborg HK on. He was initially injured again, after which he joined the second division side Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold. In 2009, Lemvig rose to the highest Danish league. After Lemvig 2012 had to go to the gear in the second division, changed the defense specialist to Team Tvis Holstebro. With Team Tvis Holstebro he was in the final four of the EHF Europa Cup 2012/13. In addition to his playing career, he worked as a coach of a youth team of Tvis KFUM and at the Elitesport Academy in Holstebro. Since the season 2014/15 he is at Bjerringbro-Silkeborg under contract. With Bjerringbro-Silkeborg he won the 2016 championship. Klaus Thomsen made his debut on April 5, 2013 in the Danish national team. Previously, he already ran for the B national team. At the European Championship 2014 in his own country, he was Vice-European champion. [3] [4]

He retired from handball in 2021. [5]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "XI European Championship 2014. Team Roster, Denmark" (PDF). EHF . Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Klaus Thomsen". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Klaus Thomsen hat Traum von EM selbst in der Hand". Deutscher Jugendverband für Nordschleswig. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  4. ↑ "BSV holt Haderslebener Klaus Thomsen". Nordschleswiger. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  5. ↑ "Klaus Thomsen stopper i Bjerringbro-Silkeborg" (in Danish). Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.
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