Gitte Aaen Explained

Gitte Aaen
Fullname:Gitte Aaen
Birth Date:7 November 1981
Birth Place:Frederikshavn, Denmark
Nationality:Danish
Height:167 cm
Position:Left Wing
Youthclubs1:Strandby/Elling IF
Youthclubs2:Sindal IF
Years1:–2002
Clubs1:Sindal IF
Years2:2002–2006
Clubs2:Frederikshavn Fox
Years3:2006–2010
Clubs3:Viborg HK
Years4:2010
Clubs4:FC Midtjylland Håndbold
Years5:2010–2012
Clubs5:Randers HK
Nationalyears1:2003–2010
Nationalteam1:Denmark
Nationalcaps1:36
Nationalgoals1:101
Ntupdate:7 December 2010

Gitte Aaen (born 7 November 1981) is a Danish former handballer. She won the Champions League with Viborg in 2009[1]

She started playing Handball at the age of 5 at Strandby/Elling IF, before switching to Frederikshavn fI. While playing in Frederikshavn, she took an education as a nurse.

At the age of 20 in 2006 she switched to Viborg HK,[2] one of the most successful clubs in Denmark. She had an initial contract of 3 years, which was extended only a year after by an additional year.[3] With Viborg HK she won the EHF Champions League twice in 2009 and 2010 as well as the Danish League 3 times.

In the Spring of 2010, she was informed that her contract would not be extended past 2010, so she signed with the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich.[4] She did however never join the club, as they changed managers, and canceled all contracts initiated by the former manager Gunnar Prokop.[5]

Instead she played as an amateur for the Danish club FC Midtjylland,[6] before signing a 3-year contract with Randers HK.[7] After two years, in 2012, Randers HK however used an option to cancel the contract, citing as the reason, that they could not afford to pay for two left wing players, and they preferred Mie Augustesen.[8]

She debuted for the Danish national team in 2003, and was at her first major international tournament in 2008. In 2010 she was initially left out of the squad, but due to injuries she played twice 2010 European Women's Handball Championship.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: Gitte Aaen . Viborg Håndbold Klub A/S . Danish . 2009-06-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090205155812/http://vhk.dk/liga/liga.php?profilID=136 . 5 February 2009 . and 2010.
  2. Web site: "Gitte Aaen til Viborg HK". Nordjyske Stiftstidende.
  3. Web site: "Viborg forlænger med Gitte Aaen". TV2 Sporten.
  4. Web site: "VHK-profil på plads i Hypo". Viborg Folkeblad.
  5. Web site: "Gitte Aaen slæber østrigsk klub i retten". Politiken.
  6. Web site: "Gitte Aaen fortsætter som amatør". TV2 Sporten.
  7. Web site: "Gitte Aaen til Randers HK". BT.
  8. Web site: "Randers: Derfor dropper vi Aaen". TV2 Sporten. 16 January 2024. 9 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120109022508/http://sporten.tv2.dk/haandbold/article.php/id-46599101:randers-derfor-dropper-vi-aaen.html. dead.