Christian Hjermind

Danish handball player (born 1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Christian Hjermind (born 25 July 1973) is a Danish former professional team handball player. Until April 2025 he served as the director of KIF Kolding.[1]

Born (1973-07-25) 25 July 1973 (age 52)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right wing
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Christian Hjermind
Personal information
Born (1973-07-25) 25 July 1973 (age 52)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
-1994
Virum-Sorgenfri HK
1994-1996
HIK Håndbold
1996-2001
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2001-2003
BM Ciudad Real
2003-2007
KIF Kolding
2007-2008
BM Ciudad Real
2008-2009
KIF Kolding
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2005
Denmark 170 (595)
Teams managed
2020-2025
KIF Kolding (director)
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2002 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2004 Slovenia
Close

Hjermind played club handball for HIK Håndbold, and was the top goalscorer of the club in the 1995 Danish Handball League season.[2] He moved abroad to play for SG Flensburg-Handewitt in Germany and BM Ciudad Real in Spain.[3] In 1997 he was named Danish handaller of the year.[4] He returned to Denmark to play for KIF Kolding in 2003.[5] He played four seasons with KIF, winning two Danish Handball League championships and two Danish Handball Cup trophies, before moving back to Ciudad Real in 2007.[5]

He represented the Danish national handball team at the 2002 European Championship,[6] winning bronze medals, the 2003 World Championship,[7] the 2004 European Championship,[8] winning bronze medals, and the 2005 World Championship.[9]

Post playing career

In 2020 he became the director at KIF Kolding, which he had also played for.[1] He was fired after the 2024-25 season, when KIF Kolding finished 14th out of 14 and were relegated for the first time in 41 years.[1][10]

Honours

References

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