Nina Koppang Explained

Nina Koppang
Fullname:Nina Beate Koppang
Birth Date:31 May 2002
Birth Place:Vadstena, Sweden
Nationality:Swedish
Norwegian
Height:1.77 m
Position:Right back
Currentclub:Vipers Kristiansand
Clubnumber:9
Youthyears1:–2018
Youthclubs1:Vadstena HF
Youthyears2:2018–2020
Youthclubs2:IK Sävehof
Years1:2020–2024
Clubs1:IK Sävehof
Years2:2024–
Clubs2:Vipers Kristiansand
Nationalyears1:2021–
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:38
Nationalgoals1:68

Nina Koppang, (born 31 May 2002) is a Swedish handball player who plays for Vipers Kristiansand and the Sweden women's national handball team.[1]

Career

Koppang started playing handball in Vadstena HF. She also played football in Vadstena GIF. In 2018 she moved from Vadstena to attend a sports school, and with that she changed to IK Sävehof's youth team. She also continued playing football, now for Göteborg FC's youth team, however only for around 6 months until she decided to quit football and fully focus on handball.[2] The season of 2020/21 was her first in IK Sävehof's senior team.[3]

When she was 16 she played for the Swedish U16 national team in football.[4] In handball, she participated in the U17 European Championship 2019, where Sweden brought home a silver medal.[5] She also participated in the U19 European Championship 2021, where Sweden ended up on the fourth place. There, she was chosen for the All-Star Team as best right back.[6] She made a debut in the senior national team in April 2021 in a game against Hungary, when Sweden's original squad had a Coronavirus outbreak and had to be fully replaced.[7]

Achievements

Personal life

She is the younger half-sister of the Swedish football player Stina Blackstenius, and daughter of former Norwegian fencer Nils Koppang.

References

  1. Web site: 9 Nina Koppang. 19 July 2021. IK Sävehof.
  2. Web site: Landslagsstjärnans lillasyster gör succé. 19 July 2021. Expressen. sv.
  3. Web site: SHE - Statistik. 19 July 2021. SHE.
  4. Web site: Koppang är landslagsspelare i två sporter. 19 July 2021. Svensk Fotboll. sv.
  5. Web site: 2019 W17 EURO Match Details. 19 July 2021. EHF.
  6. Web site: HUNGARY TAKE W19 EHF EURO GOLD IN STYLE. 19 July 2021. EHF.
  7. Web site: Fakta om truppen som ska ta Sverige till VM. 19 July 2021. Handbollslandslaget. sv.