Glenn Solberg Explained
Glenn Solberg |
Nationality: | Norwegian |
Birth Date: | 18 February 1972 |
Birth Place: | Drammen, Norway |
Position: | Centre Back |
Currentclub: | Sweden (manager) Fjellhammer IL (assistant coach) |
Years1: | 1983–1992 |
Clubs1: | Reistadt IL |
Years2: | 1992–1997 |
Clubs2: | Drammen HK |
Years3: | 1997–2002 |
Clubs3: | HSG Nordhorn |
Years4: | 2002–2004 |
Clubs4: | FC Barcelona |
Years5: | 2004–2006 |
Clubs5: | SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
Years6: | 2006–2010 |
Clubs6: | Drammen HK |
Nationalyears1: | 1994–2008 |
Nationalteam1: | Norway |
Nationalcaps1: | 122 |
Nationalgoals1: | 250 |
Manageryears1: | 2014–2016 |
Managerclubs1: | Norway (assistant coach) |
Manageryears2: | 2015–2019 |
Managerclubs2: | St. Hallvard HK |
Manageryears3: | 2020– |
Managerclubs3: | Sweden |
Manageryears4: | 2023– |
Managerclubs4: | Fjellhammer IL (assistant coach) |
Glenn Solberg (born 18 February 1972) is a Norwegian handball coach and former player who is currently the coach of the Swedish national team and the assistant coach of Fjellhammer IL. Solberg won fourteen titles during his career playing for clubs in Norway, Germany and Spain. He was capped 122 times and scored 250 goals for the Norwegian national team.[1]
As a coach, Solberg won the 2022 European Championship, placed second at the 2021 World Championship and finished third at the 2024 European Championship with the Swedish national team.[2] [3]
Club career
Solberg began his professional handball career at Reistadt IL in the early 1980s. In 1992, Reistadt and IF Sturla merged their senior teams to create the club Drammen HK.[4] With the new club, Solberg won the EHF City Cup in 1996 and the Norwegian Championship the following year. In 1997, he moved to German club HSG Nordhorn, where he helped the team secure a promotion to the Bundesliga in 1999. Solberg joined FC Barcelona in 2002 and won the EHF Cup, EHF Supercup, Spanish Championship, Spanish Cup and Spanish Super Cup during a two-year spell with the club.[5] [6]
Solberg transferred to German club SG Flensburg-Handewitt in 2004 and won the German Cup the following year.[7] [8] In 2006, he returned to Drammen and won the Norwegian Championship in 2007 and 2008, and the Norwegian Cup in 2008.[9] [10] [11] Solberg retired after the 2007–08 season, but following an injury crisis at Drammen in November 2009, he returned to the club and retired a second time in 2010 after winning a fourth Norwegian league title.[12] [13]
International career
Solberg made his debut for the Norwegian national team in 1994.[14] He made 122 appearances and scored 250 goals before retiring from the national team in 2008.[15] [16] He represented Norway at the World Championship in 1997 and 2005, captaining the team during the latter, and the 2008 European Championship.[17] [18] [19]
Coaching career
In 2014, Solberg became the assistant coach for the Norway men's national handball team.[20] The following year, he signed a three-year contract as head coach for the Norwegian handball club St. Hallvard HK.[21] In 2016, Solberg terminated his contract with the national team to focus on St. Hallvard following their promotion to the Norwegian premiership.[22] From 2018 to 2019, he was a part of the coaching staff at SG Flensburg-Handewitt.
In 2020, Solberg became the head coach of the Swedish men's national handball team.[23] He led the team to a second-place finish at the 2021 World Championship and placed fifth at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Solberg won the 2022 European Championship with the Swedish national team. He became the assistant coach for the Norwegian club Fjellhammer IL in 2023.[24] Solberg and the Swedish national team placed third at the 2024 European Championship and seventh at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[25]
Honours
Player
Drammen HK
HSG Nordhorn
FC Barcelona
2003
2004
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Manager
Notes and References
- Web site: Totaloversikt for Solberg, Glenn . 21 October 2020 . handballold.nif.no . no . 21 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220421155446/https://handballold.nif.no/Statistikk_Landskamper.asp?SpillerId=48651 . live .
- Web site: NRK . 2023-10-02 . Glenn Solberg forlenger Sverige-kontrakten med to år . Glenn Solberg extends the Sweden contract by two years . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240531125417/https://www.nrk.no/buskerud/glenn-solberg-forlenger-sverige-kontrakten-med-to-ar-1.16579434 . 31 May 2024 . 2024-05-31 . . nb-NO.
- Web site: Herrebrøden . Øyvind . Schjesvold . Fredrik . Stenersen . Steffen . 2024-01-28 . Glenn Solberg ledet Sverige til bronse i EM – tar laget til Ulsteinvik . Glenn Solberg led Sweden to bronze at the European Championships – takes the team to Ulsteinvik . 2024-05-31 . VG . no.
- Web site: Røkeberg . Morten W. . 2016-04-27 . 20 år siden "mirakelet" i Drammen . 20 years since the "miracle" in Drammen . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240128202007/https://www.nrk.no/buskerud/20-ar-siden-_mirakelet_-i-drammen-1.12918380 . 28 January 2024 . 2024-01-28 . . nb-NO.
- Web site: NRK . 2002-06-07 . Klare for Barcelona . Ready for Barcelona . 2024-08-07 . . nb-NO.
- Web site: Torgersen . Svein H. . 2004-04-05 . Vant alt med Barcelona . Won everything with Barcelona . 2024-08-07 . Drammens Tidende . no.
- Web site: 2004-04-08 . Glenn Solberg til «norske» Flensburg . Glenn Solberg to "Norwegian" Flensburg . 2024-08-07 . www.aftenbladet.no . nb.
- Web site: 2005-04-17 . Solberg og Jensen tyske mestere . Solberg and Jensen German champions . 2024-08-07 . adressa.no . nb.
- Web site: NRK . 2005-08-29 . Glenn Solberg til Drammen . Glenn Solberg to Drammen . 2024-08-07 . . nb-NO.
- Web site: 2007-09-13 . - Solberg og Hagen sikrer Drammen-gull . - Solberg and Hagen secures Drammen gold . 2024-08-07 . dagbladet.no . no.
- Web site: Vik . Marius . 2008-05-02 . Legender avslutter med finale . Legends end with final . 2024-08-07 . Nettavisen . no.
- Web site: Wernersen . Camilla . 2007-11-07 . Glenn Solberg legger opp . Glenn Solberg retires . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240128195757/https://www.nrk.no/buskerud/glenn-solberg-legger-opp-1.3975844 . 28 January 2024 . 2024-01-28 . . nb-NO.
- Web site: 2009-11-17 . Glenn Solberg gjør comeback . Glenn Solberg makes comeback . 2024-01-28 . www.vg.no . nb.
- Web site: NRK . 2005-03-18 . Glenn Solberg gir seg på landslaget . Glenn Solberg retires from national team . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240128195757/https://www.nrk.no/sport/glenn-solberg-gir-seg-pa-landslaget-1.1162486 . 28 January 2024 . 2024-01-28 . . nb-NO.
- Web site: 2019-02-22 . Måtte forlate "Mesternes Mester": Glenn rørte konkurrentene til tårer . Had to leave "Mesternes Mester" ("Champion of Champions"): Glenn moved competitors to tears . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240128195757/https://www.vg.no/rampelys/tv/i/e1V1Gy/maatte-forlate-mesternes-mester-glenn-roerte-konkurrentene-til-taarer . 28 January 2024 . 2024-01-28 . VG . no.
- Web site: 2008-01-27 . Derfor må Hagen og Solberg overtales . Why Hagen and Solberg must be persuaded . 2024-01-28 . VG . nb.
- Web site: NRK . 2005-01-28 . Kampmaraton for Solberg . Match marathon for Solberg . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240531125418/https://www.nrk.no/sport/kampmaraton-for-solberg-1.1155507 . 31 May 2024 . 2024-05-31 . . nb-NO.
- Web site: NRK . 2005-02-01 . Norge slo Sverige . Norway beat Sweden . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240531125415/https://www.nrk.no/sport/norge-slo-sverige-1.1155811 . 31 May 2024 . 2024-05-31 . . nb-NO.
- Web site: Bjerkan . Jon Kaare . 2008-01-21 . Solberg og Hagen aldri vært bedre . Solberg and Hagen never been better . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240531125417/https://www.nrk.no/sport/solberg-og-hagen-aldri-vaert-bedre-1.4576803 . 31 May 2024 . 2024-05-31 . . nb-NO.
- News: Bredesen . Carina Alice . 28 January 2014 . Glenn Solberg blir assistent for herrelandslaget . Glenn Solberg becomes assistant for the men's national team . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170218125655/https://www.dt.no/sport/spillsenteret/lier/glenn-solberg-blir-assistent-for-herrelandslaget/s/2-2.1748-1.8265537 . 18 February 2017 . 6 September 2016 . . Norwegian.
- News: Hagen . Simen Næss . 13 April 2015 . Solberg klar for St. Hallvard . Solberg ready for St. Hallvard . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160913193213/http://www.lierposten.no/stoppen/handball/st-hallvard/solberg-klar-for-st-hallvard/s/5-65-6528 . 13 September 2016 . 6 September 2016 . . Norwegian.
- News: Overvik . Jostein . 20 May 2016 . Glenn Solberg slutter på landslaget . Glenn Solberg quits the national team . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160916122323/http://www.vg.no/sport/haandball/norsk-haandball/glenn-solberg-slutter-paa-landslaget/a/23689240/ . 16 September 2016 . 6 September 2016 . . Norwegian.
- Web site: Hjellen . Bjørnar . 2019-03-25 . Solberg tar over det svenske landslaget . Solberg takes over the Swedish national team . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240531125415/https://www.nrk.no/sport/solberg-tar-over-det-svenske-landslaget-1.14489908 . 31 May 2024 . 2024-05-31 . NRK . nb-NO.
- Web site: Smørdal . Sander . Borg . Anja Elisabeth Egede . 2023-04-19 . Sverige-sjef Glenn Solberg blir Fjellhammer-assistent . Sweden chief Glenn Solberg becomes Fjellhammer assistant . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240531125417/https://www.tv2.no/direkte/0nr51/sportsdognet-live/64402cad4d71e3cd8c5b3fcb/sverigesjef-glenn-solberg-blir-fjellhammerassistent . 31 May 2024 . 2024-05-31 . TV 2 . no.
- Web site: Overvik . Jostein . 2024-08-07 . Mikkel Hansen og Danmark sendte Sverige ut . Mikkel Hansen and Denmark sent Sweden out . 2024-08-09 . VG . no.