Mikael Fruelund

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Mikael Fruelund
Personal information
Full name Mikael Fruelund
Born 27 February 1980 (1980-02-27) (age 45)
Nationality Danish Flag of Denmark.svg
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Right back
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
-2001
 Bjerringbro FH
2001-2003
 Viborg HK
2003-2004
 GOG Håndbold
2004-2005
 Viborg HK
2005-2006
 BM Altea
2006-2008
 Nordsjælland Håndbold
2008-?
 Ajax Heroes
?-2011
 Frederiksberg IF

Mikael Fruelund (born 27 February 1980) is a Danish former handballer. He has previously played for rival league clubs Bjerringbro FH, Viborg HK and GOG Svendborg. He also had a spell at Spanish league side BM Altea.

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During his youth career, Fruelund made several appearances for the Danish national youth handball teams. [1]

He is the younger brother of former Danish women international Katrine Fruelund. [2]

Career

He played until 2001 for Bjerringbro FH, where he joined Viborg HK. [1] In 2003 he joined GOG for a single season, [3] before returning to Viborg. [4]

He then joined Spanish side BM Altea for a single season, [5] before he returned to Denmark and joined Nordsjælland Håndbold in the 1st Division. [6] In 2008 he joined Ajax Heroes on a two year deal. The club had just been promoted to the Herrehåndboldligaen and looked to strengthen the team. [7] He then joined Frederiksberg IF, before retiring in 2011. [8]

Post playing career

After his handball career, he was worked in banking. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fruelund til Viborg" (in Danish). Politiken. 12 March 2001. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Katrine Fruelund" (in Danish). Europamester.dk. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Til- og afgang i Håndboldligaen 2003/2004" (in Danish). Berlingske Tidende. 12 September 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Mikael Fruelund forlader GOG" (in Danish). TV2 Fyn. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Fruelund forhandler med spansk klub" (in Danish). B.T. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Velkommen til Nordsjælland Håndbold's Historie" (PDF) (in Danish). Nordsjælland Håndbold. p. 7. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Fruelund til Ajax" (in Danish). B.T. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 Linked-In profile
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