Rikke Poulsen

Rikke Poulsen
Personal information
Born	(1986-04-20) 20 April 1986 (age 39) Ejsing, Holstebro, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
Team
	Ejsing BK
–	HH90
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2004–2007	Team Tvis Holstebro
2007–2008	GOG Svendborg TGI
2008–2012	SK Aarhus
2012–2014	KIF Vejen
2014–2019	Viborg HK
2019–2023	Team Esbjerg
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2016	Denmark	73	(1)
Teams managed
2023–	Team Esbjerg (GK coach)
Medal record World Championship 2013 Serbia

Rikke Poulsen (born 20 April 1986) is a former Danish handball player and current goalkeeping coach for Team Esbjerg. ^[1] She represented the Danish national team at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia. ^[2]

Career

She started playing handball at the age of 4 at her local club Ejsing Boldklub. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

In December 2016 she took a break from handball due to maternity leave. ^[5]

In the 2019-20 season she won the Danish Championship with Team Esbjerg. ^[6]

In 2021 she was named the MVP in the Danish Handball Cup ^[7] when she won the cup with Team Esbjerg.

In November 2021 she announced her retirement at the end of the season, but she was convinced to take one more season. ^[8] She retired in 2022 to become the goalkeeper coach at Team Esbjerg, where she was tasked with coaching the Danish national team keeper Anna Kristensen and the talent Amalie Milling. ^{[9] [1]}

References

1. "Rikke Poulsen overgår til en anden rolle i Team Esbjerg". teamesbjerg.dk. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
2. "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF . Retrieved 7 December 2014.
3. Lars Hedegård Nielsen (4 July 2018). "Landsholdsspilleren vendte hjem til Ejsing" (in Danish). Folkebladet Lemvig. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
4. "Forbandelsen er brudt: Danmark vinder bronze". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
5. "Viborgs Rikke Poulsen fällt für den Rest der Saison aus" (in German). handball-world.com. 31 December 2016.
6. Mikkel Asferg (6 November 2021). "Esbjerg-profil indstiller karrieren". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark . Retrieved 28 February 2025.
7. "Pokalfightere" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
8. "Nu er det slut: Rikke Poulsen stopper karrieren" (in Danish). Se og Hør. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
9. "Rikke fra Ejsing stopper karrieren og bliver målmandstræner" (in Danish). Dagbladet Holstebro-Struer. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

External links

• Rikke Poulsen at the European Handball Federation