Klavs Bruun Jørgensen Explained

Klavs Bruun Jørgensen
Nationality:Danish
Birth Date:3 April 1974
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Height:1.84 m
Position:Right back
Years1:–1998
Clubs1:Virum-Sorgenfri HK
Years2:1998–1999
Clubs2:SG Wallau-Massenheim
Years3:1999–2003
Clubs3:Virum-Sorgenfri HK
Years4:2003–2007
Clubs4:GOG
Years5:2007–2009
Clubs5:FCK Håndbold
Years6:2009–2010
Clubs6:AG København
Nationalyears1:1994–2009
Nationalteam1:Denmark
Nationalcaps1:185
Nationalgoals1:440
Manageryears1:2010–2011
Managerclubs1:AG København
Manageryears2:2012
Managerclubs2:Nordsjælland Håndbold
Manageryears3:2012–2015
Managerclubs3:TTH Holstebro
Manageryears4:2015–2020
Managerclubs4:Denmark
Manageryears5:2021-
Managerclubs5:SønderjyskE Håndbold

Klavs Bruun Jørgensen (born 3 April 1974) is a Danish handball player and coach.[1] As a player, he led FCK Håndbold to the Danish championship in May 2008. He has previously played for many years by Danish Handball League rivals GOG, with whom he won two Danish titles. For a short period he played for German league side SG Wallau-Massenheim.

In his coaching career he has coached several men danish side clubs such as AG København, Nordsjælland Håndbold and Team Tvis Holstebro. On 13 January 2015 DHF announced the Klavs Bruun Jørgensen would take over as head coach of the danish women's national team as of 1 June 2015.[2]

Jørgensen has played 168 matches for the Danish national handball team, and participated in the 2002 and 2004 European Men's Handball Championship, both times securing bronze medals.

Jørgensen is married to fellow handball player Rikke Hørlykke.

Notes and References

  1. Klavs Bruun Jørgensen . https://web.archive.org/web/20121214203013/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/klavs-bruun-jorgensen-1.html . 14 December 2012.
  2. Web site: KLAVS BRUUN JÖRGENSEN TAKES OVER DANISH WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM . . 13 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319020500/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/021490/Klavs+Bruun+J%C3%B6rgensen+takes+over+Danish+women%E2%80%99s+national+team . 19 March 2015.