Magnus Saugstrup | |||
---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||
Full name | Magnus Saugstrup Jensen | ||
Born | Aalborg, Denmark | 12 July 1996||
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 | |||
Years | Team | ||
2014–2021 | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
2021– | SC Magdeburg | ||
National team 1 | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Denmark | 103 | (204) |
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]
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.
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]
The SC Magdeburg is a professional handball club from Magdeburg, Germany. The team plays in the highest German league, the Handball-Bundesliga and regularly in highest international competitions. They won the EHF Champions League in 2002 and 2023, the EHF European League in 1999, 2001, 2007, 2021 and the IHF Men's Super Globe in 2021 and 2022. The governing body of the handball club is a professional multi-sports club and has also departments for: canoe sprint, athletics, rowing, swimming and gymnastics.
Aalborg Handball is a professional handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsorship reasons.
Niklas Landin Jacobsen is a Danish handballer for Aalborg Håndbold.
Mikkel Hansen is a Danish former professional handball player.
Henrik Møllgaard Jensen is a Danish handballer for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.
Jannick Green Krejberg is a Danish professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the Danish national team.
Michael Damgaard Nielsen is a Danish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Danish national team.
Nikolaj Bredahl Jacobsen is a Danish professional handball coach and former handball wing player and currently the coach of the Danish national team. He was named World Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2021 by IHF. He is the first manager for a national team to win four world championships in a row (2019-2025).
Magnus Landin Jacobsen is a Danish professional handballer for THW Kiel and the Danish national team.
Andreas Miroslav Palicka is a Swedish professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the Swedish national team.
Ómar Ingi Magnússon is an Icelandic handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Icelandic national handball team. In both 2021 and 2022, he was named the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year.
Hampus Wanne is a Swedish professional handballer for FC Barcelona and the Swedish national team.
Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson is an Icelandic handball player who plays for SC Magdeburg and the Icelandic national team. He was named the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 2023.
Felix Niklas Claar is a Swedish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Swedish national team. He has won nine titles at club level playing for teams in Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
Mathias Gidsel is a Danish handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team.
Emil Jakobsen is a Danish handball player for the German club SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team.
Oscar Bergendahl is a Swedish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Swedish national team.
Simon Bogetoft Pytlick is a Danish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team.
Lukas Mertens is a German handball player for SC Magdeburg and the German national team.
Ignacio Plaza Jiménez is a Spanish handball player for MOL Tatabánya KC.