Lotte Grigel | |||
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![]() Lotte Grigel | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Lotte Grigel | ||
Born | Esbjerg, Denmark | 5 April 1991||
Nationality | Danish | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Nantes Atlantique Handball | ||
Number | 34 | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1997–2008 | Team Esbjerg | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2008–2015 | Team Esbjerg | ||
2015–2017 | Rostov-Don (![]() | ||
2017–2019 | Debreceni VSC (![]() | ||
2019–2021 | Nantes Atlantique Handball (![]() | ||
National team 1 | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2021 | Denmark | 112 | (163) |
Medal record | |||
1 National team caps and goals correct as of January 2024 |
Lotte Grigel (born 5 April 1991) is a Danish former handball player, who played for Team Esbjerg, Rostov-Don in Russia, Debreceni VSC in Hungary and Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball in France. She was also a stable on the Danish national team. [1] [2]
She made her debut on the Danish national team on 14 October 2008, against Russia. [3]
She started playing handball at the age of 7 at the club KVIK Esbjerg. At the age of 16 in 2008 she made her debut for the local league side Team Esbjerg. She played 7 years for her childhood club, where she was considered a club icon.
The tenure ended in 2015 when there was a fall-out between her and the club's manager Lars Frederiksen. She believed she was overlooked and did not play enough, [4] and multiple times announced, that she would not play under Frederiksen. [5] The conflict ended in her signing for the Russian club Rostov-Don shortly before the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship.
After 15 months in Russia she switched to the Hungarian side Debreceni VSC, where she stayed for two years.
On 1 February 2019, it was announced that Lotte Grigel had signed a 2-year contract with Nantes Atlantique Handball. [6] After this contract she announced the end of her career.
After her playing career she has been a handball expert on the Danish TV channel Viaplay since 2022, where she covers Danish women's handball.
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