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.