Kristina Jørgensen Explained

Kristina Jørgensen
Nationality:Danish
Birth Date:17 January 1998
Birth Place:Horsens, Denmark
Height:1.86 m
Position:Centre back
Currentclub:Győri ETO KC
Youthyears1:2004–2014
Youthclubs1:Horsens HK
Youthyears2:2014–2016
Youthclubs2:Skanderborg Håndbold
Years1:2016–2017
Clubs1:Skanderborg Håndbold
Years2:2017–2022
Clubs2:Viborg HK
Years3:2022–2024
Clubs3:Metz Handball
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:Győri ETO KC
Nationalyears1:2017–
Nationalteam1:Denmark
Nationalcaps1:120
Nationalgoals1:361

Kristina Jørgensen (born 18 January 1998) is a Danish handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Danish national team.[1]

She represented Denmark at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany.[2]

She also represented Denmark in the 2015 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship in Macedonia, leading to the trophy.[3]

Club career

She became a top league player, when she was promoted with her club Skanderborg Håndbold in her first senior season. After impressing in the following season, where she was the club top scorer with 113 goals in the 16/17 season, she signed with Danish top club Viborg HK.[4] She was initially a two-year contract, which was extended despite offers from other Danish clubs.[5]

In January 2022, she signed for the French club Metz Handball. At this club, she has won both the French cup and the LFH Division 1 Féminine.

Achievements

Individual awards

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/MahxJ6lgTZhZJrYfsUQQ5w/kristina-jorgensen/ Kristina Jørgensen profile
  2. https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/b7fe36bb-2a18-4340-a6e0-6b148a154448/pdf/DEN.pdf 2017 World Women's Handball Championship roster
  3. Web site: Women’s U17 EURO 2015: Golden Danish girls! . handball-planet.com. 25 August 2015. 15 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Massiv oprustning i Viborg HK - fire nye spillere på plads . Viborg Folkeblad.
  5. Web site: Kristina Jørgensen bliver i Viborg HK. Viborg HK. da. Kristina Jørgensen stays at Viborg HK.
  6. Web site: Årets Hold i HTH Ligaen kåret – Rejs fantomsæson. tophaandbold.dk. 30 April 2020. Danish.
  7. Web site: Årets Hold kåret i Bambusa Kvindeligaen – Kristina Jørgensen sublimt spillende. tophaandbold.dk. 23 March 2021. Danish.
  8. Web site: Årets Kvindelige Talent. tophaandbold.dk. 13 September 2021. Danish.