Maibritt Kviesgaard

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Maibritt Kviesgaard
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Personal information
Born (1986-05-15) 15 May 1986 (age 38)
Aarhus, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right wing
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2005–2006
 KIF Vejen
2006–2009
 GOG Svendborg TGI
2009–2011
 SK Aarhus
2011–2013
 FC Midtjylland
2013–2018
 Team Esbjerg
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2015
 Denmark 105 [1] (220)
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Serbia Team

Maibritt Kviesgaard (born 15 May 1986) [2] is a former Danish handball player. She has also played on the Danish national team.

She competed at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Danish team placed fourth, and Kviesgaard was voted into the All-Star Team as Best Right Wing. [3]

Career

She started playing senior handball at KIF Vejen. [4] A year later he switched to league rivals GOG Svendborg TGI. [5] Just after joining GOG, she debuted for the Danish national team on 1 August 2006 in a match against Sweden.

In 2009 she switched to SK Aarhus on a three-year deal. [6]

In 2011 she joined FC Midtjylland Håndbold. [7]

In December 2011 she got a cruciate ligament injury during a national team game, which kept her out for the rest of the season. [8] 15 months later she would make her comeback for FCM. [9] In 2013 she won the Danish Championship with FCM Håndbold. [10]

The season after she switched to Team Esbjerg. [4] Here she won the Danish Championship for a second time in 2016. She retired in 2018, [11] but returned to handball to play as an amateur at the third-tier side Kolding HK. [12]

At the 2013 World Championship, she was a part of the Danish team that won bronze medals, breaking a 9-year streak without medals for the Danish team. They beat Poland 30–26. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Maibritt Kviesgaard Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "EHF Euro 2010. All Star Team announced". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Kviesgaard verlässt FC Midtjylland" [Kviesgaard signs for FC Midtjylland] (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Klubskifter i TOMS Ligaen 2006-07" [Club transfers in TOMS Ligaen 2006-07] (in Danish). europamester.dk. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "For usikkert i GOG" [Too insecure in GOG]. sporten.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark . Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Landsholdsfløj til FC Midtjylland" [National team wing to FC Midtjylland]. bt.dk (in German). B.T. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Maibritt Kviesgaard: ødelagt korsbånd" [Maibritt Kviesgaard: destroyed cruciate ligament] (in Danish). tvmidtvest.dk. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Pytlick glædes over Kviesgaard-comeback" [Pytlick is happy about Kviesgaard comeback] (in Danish). tvmidtvest.dk. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  10. ↑ [ "FCM-kvinder dansk mester i håndbold" [FCM women are Danish handball champions]. dr.dk (in Danish). Danmarks Radio . Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "Tre af Team Esbjergs store profiler stopper karrieren" [Three of Esbjergs biggest profiles retire] (in Danish). Ugeavisen Esbjerg. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Brabrand mangler spillere før stor udfordring i 2. division" [Brabrand lacks players before big challenge in 2. division] (in Danish). voresbrabrand.dk. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Forbandelsen er brudt: Danmark vinder bronze". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
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