Hans Lindberg

Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson (born 1 August 1981) is a Danish handball player of Icelandic descent[1] for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team.[2]

For Swedish ice hockey player, see Hans Lindberg (ice hockey).
Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson
Hans Lindberg with HSV Hamburg in 2008
Personal information
Full name Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson
Born (1981-08-01) 1 August 1981
Høje-Taastrup, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Füchse Berlin
Number 18
Senior clubs
Years Team
1999–2005
 Team Helsinge
2005–2007
 Viborg HK
2007–2016
 HSV Hamburg
2016–2024
 Füchse Berlin
2024–
 HØJ Elite
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–
 Denmark 282 (778)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 Germany/Denmark
Gold medal – first place2023 Poland/Sweden
Silver medal – second place2011 Sweden
Silver medal – second place2013 Spain
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2008 Norway
Gold medal – first place2012 Serbia
Silver medal – second place2014 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place2022 Hungary/Slovakia

He won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship and the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national team.[3] He currently plays for Füchse Berlin.[4]

He is of Icelandic descent[5] as both of Lindberg's parents, Tómas Erling Lindberg and Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, are Icelandic. His parents played handball in Iceland with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar.[6] He had Icelandic citizenship until he was 18. His paternal grandparents immigrated to Iceland from Suduroy on the Faroe Islands in the mid-1940s.[7]

He is sometimes referred to as the Icelander on the Danish national team in Icelandic media.[8][9] He understands Icelandic in conversation but is unable or refuses to speak Icelandic when speaking to media.[10]

Career

Hans Lindberg started his career in Team Helsinge. In 2006 Team Helsinge merged with Hillerød HK, and is now Nordsjælland Håndbold.

Hans Lindberg became the 2009–2010, 2012–2013, and 2021–2022 season's Bundesliga Best Goal Scorer[11]

He won 2012–13 EHF Champions League with HSV Hamburg, becoming top scorer in the tournament.

On 20 May 2023 Lindberg became the highest scoring player in Bundesliga history.[12] The 12 goals he scored against GWD Minden took him past the 2905 goals scored by Yoon Kyung-shin.

He won the 2022–23 EHF European League with Füchse Berlin.

Individual awards

References
  1. "Hans Lindberg skipt út úr danska hópnum". 12 January 2019.
  2. EHF profile
  3. "Denmark" Archived 29 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine – European Handbal Federation (Retrieved on 31 January 2008)
  4. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. "Hans Lindberg skipt út úr danska hópnum". 12 January 2019.
  6. "Hans Lindberg skipt út úr danska hópnum". 12 January 2019.
  7. "Íslendingurinn í danska landsliðinu". Vísir. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  8. "Hans Óttar Lindberg: Svolítið sérstakir leikir".
  9. "Íslendingurinn í danska landsliðinu". Vísir. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  10. @thorkellg (10 January 2020). "@tomthordarson Ég tala alltaf við..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "Bundesliga Season 09/10 Best Goal Scorer" – Handball-Bundesliga (Retrieved on 11 November 2010)
  12. https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/2906-maalkongen-hans-lindberg-skriver-sit-navn-ud-vanvittig-rekord (Retrieved on 23 May 2023)
  13. "All Star Team of the World Championship 2013". ihf.info. 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  14. Top scorers
  15. "Danish players snap up big awards". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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