Isabel Blanco
Norwegian handball player (born 1979)
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Isabel Blanco (born 10 May 1979) is a Norwegian former handball player.
| Isabel Blanco | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
10 May 1979[1] Bergen, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Halden HK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | Vadmyra | ||
– | Kjøkkelvik | ||
– | Nordnes | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
-1998 | Tertnes IL | ||
1998-1999 | Ferrobus Mislata | ||
1999-2000 | Tertnes IL | ||
2000-2004 | Ikast-Bording EH | ||
2004-2006 | Aalborg DH | ||
2006-2011 | Ikast-Bording EH/FCM | ||
2011-2015 | Larvik HK | ||
2016 | Molde HK | ||
2016-2017 | Halden HK | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2014 | Norway | 86 | (165) |
| Teams managed | |||
2016-2017 | Halden HK (assistant) | ||
Medal record | |||
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2016 | |||
Club career
Blanco has previously played for the clubs Kjøkkelvik, Vadmyra, Nordnes, Tertnes HE, Club El Ferrobus Mislata, Aalborg DH, FC Midtjylland, Larvik HK and Molde Elite. She earned a silver medal in the 2005 and 2008 Danish Championships, and a bronze medal in 2006, when she was voted Pivot of the Year in the Danish league.
National team
She won a gold medal at the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship with the Norwegian national team[2] and again at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship.[3]
Personal life
Blanco was born in Bergen.[1] Her father is Fernando Blanco Jiménez, a former Deportivo de La Coruña football player. She has not lived in Spain except for the one year at Club El Ferrobus Mislata.[4]
