Christian Hjermind
Danish handball player (born 1973)
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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]
Copenhagen, Denmark
| Christian Hjermind | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born |
25 July 1973 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
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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
- Danish Handball League: 2005, 2006
- Danish Handball Cup: 2005, 2007