Jakob Larsen (handballer)
Jakob Rosbach Larsen (born 4 July 1974) is a retired Greenlandic/Danish handballer and current manager for Danish club Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub. He has previously been manager for GOG. Larsen became Danish champion, as player, with GOG in 2007. He has a Master of Science in Sport Sciences from the University of Southern Denmark.
| Jakob Larsen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jakob Rosbach Larsen | ||
| Born |
4 July 1974 Maniitsoq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub (Manager) | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1994-1998 | Nyborg GIF Håndbold | ||
1998-2000 | GOG | ||
2001-2001 | Otterup HK | ||
2001 | Zaragoza | ||
2001-2004 | GOG | ||
2004-2006 | Saint-Raphaël Var Handball | ||
2006-2010 | GOG | ||
2010-2012 | Faaborg HK | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997-2010 | Greenland | 87[1] | (502) |
| Teams managed | |||
2011 | Odense HF | ||
2011-2012 | HC Odense & HC FYN | ||
2012-2017 | GOG | ||
2017- | Nykøbing Falster | ||
Career
Larsen played for four years for the Danish club, Nyborg GIF Håndbold, before making the move to Danish Handball League at GOG. He played to season with GOG, before moving to Otterup HK in the 2000–201 season. Spanish side Zaragoza noticed Jakob Larsen during the 2001 World Championship in a match against Spain. Larsen was sold to Zaragoza in February 2001.
Larsen returned to Denmark that same year, and joined a local club in Odense in order to combine handball and his studies. He later rejoined GOG. In 2004 he signed with French side Saint-Raphaël Var Handball, playing for two seasons with the club. In 2006 Larsen returned to GOG and played until the club's bankruptcy in 2010. In all Larsen won two Danish championships with GOG. He played the following two season for Faaborg HK on an amateur contract before starting his trainer career.
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