Magnus Saugstrup

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Magnus Saugstrup
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Personal information
Full name Magnus Saugstrup Jensen
Born (1996-07-12) 12 July 1996 (age 28)
Aalborg, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club SC Magdeburg
Number 23
Youth career
Team
Nøvling IF
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2014–2021
Aalborg Håndbold
2021–
SC Magdeburg
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–
Denmark 103 (204)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Egypt
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Poland/Sweden
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway
European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Germany
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2. February 2025

Magnus Saugstrup Jensen (born 12 July 1996) is a Danish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Denmark national team. [1]

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Career

Saugstrup started playing handball in his hometown at Nøvling IF. In 2014 he switched to Danish top club Aalborg Håndbold. He won the Danish Championship 4 times; in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Additionally he won the Danish cup in 2018.

For the 2021/2022 season he signed a three-year contract for the German club SC Magdeburg. [2] Here he won the IHF Super Globe three consecutive seasons: in 2021, 2022 and in 2023, the German Bundesliga in 2022, and the EHF Champions League 2023.

National Team

He debuted for the Denmark national team on 7 April 2018 against Iceland. His first major international tournament was the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship. The year after he became a World Champion with the Danish national team at 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt. In 2023 he won the World Championship for the second time.

At the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship he won a silver medal and was selected for the tournament all star team as the defensive player. [3]

In November 2024 he became the captain of the Danish national team following Niklas Landins retirement. [4]

Honours

Individual awards

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References

  1. "European Handball Federation – Magnus Saugstrup Jensen / Player". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. "SC Magdeburg: Moritz Preuss bleibt, Magnus Saugstrup kommt". handball-world (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. Sigaard, Anton (28 January 2024). "Her er EM's All Star-hold". TV 2 (in Danish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. Juulsager, Jens Jacob (6 November 2024). "Ny anførerduo i front for Håndboldherrerne". Dansk Håndbold (in Danish). Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  5. "Six nations featured in EHF EURO 2024 All-star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 January 2024.
  6. "Magnus Saugstrup ist "DKB MVP der Saison 2023/24"!". liquimoly-hbl.de (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2024.