| Lotte Grigel | |
| Nationality: | Danish |
| Fullname: | Lotte Grigel |
| Birth Date: | 5 April 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Esbjerg, Denmark |
| Height: | 1.65 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Nantes Atlantique Handball |
| Clubnumber: | 34 |
| Youthyears1: | 1997–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Team Esbjerg |
| Years1: | 2008–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Team Esbjerg |
| Years2: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Rostov-Don |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Debreceni VSC ( Hungary) |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Nantes Atlantique Handball ( France) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Denmark |
| Nationalcaps1: | 112 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 163 |
| Ntupdate: | January 2024 |
Lotte Grigel (born 5 April 1991) is a Danish former handball player, who played for Team Esbjerg, Rostov-Don in Russia, Debreceni VSC in Hungary and Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball in France. She was also a stable on the Danish national team.[1] [2]
She made her debut on the Danish national team on 14 October 2008, against Russia.[3]
She started playing handball at the age of 7 at the club KVIK Esbjerg. At the age of 16 in 2008 she made her debut for the local league side Team Esbjerg. She played 7 years for her childhood club, where she was considered a club icon.
The tenure ended in 2015 when there was a fall-out between her and the club's manager Lars Frederiksen. She believed she was overlooked and did not play enough,[4] and multiple times announced, that she would not play under Frederiksen.[5] The conflict ended in her signing for the Russian club Rostov-Don shortly before the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship.
After 15 months in Russia she switched to the Hungarian side Debreceni VSC, where she stayed for two years.
On 1 February 2019, it was announced that Lotte Grigel had signed a 2-year contract with Nantes Atlantique Handball.[6] After this contract she announced the end of her career.
After her playing career she has been a handball expert on the Danish TV channel Viaplay since 2022, where she covers Danish women's handball.