Kari Aalvik Grimsbø
Kari Aalvik Grimsbø | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Bergen, Norway | 4 January 1985||
Nationality | Norwegian | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Győri Audi ETO KC | ||
Number | 85 | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
Orkdal IL | |||
Skaun HK | |||
–2010 | Byåsen IL | ||
2010–2015 | Team Esbjerg | ||
2015– | Győri Audi ETO KC | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005– | Norway | 173 | (1) |
Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (born 4 January 1985) is a Norwegian handball player who plays for Győri Audi ETO KC and the Norwegian national team.[1][2]
Career
Aalvik Grimsbø played her first match for the senior national team in September 2005 against Portugal. Previously she had played for Norway in the junior European and World Championships.
Before she joined Byåsen, she played for the clubs Orkdal and Børsa/Skaun. She joined to Győri Audi ETO in January 2015, she signed a contract for 2 and a half years. As she stated about the contract: "It is a great opportunity for me, and when such an opportunity arises, it is hard to say no. It’s a dream coming true." In November 2016 she extended her contract with 3 more years. "There is a great team in Győr at the moment, I'm glad, that I can play here for at least three more years. It is really important for me, that I can play at the highest level with Audi ETO and I can prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games."
In 2018 she announced her temporary retirement from the Norwegian national team.
Achievements
- Olympic Games:
- Winner: 2008, 2012
- Bronze Medalist: 2016
- World Championship:
- Winner: 2011, 2015
- Silver Medalist: 2007, 2017
- Bronze Medalist: 2009
- European Championship:
- Winner: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2017, 2018
- Silver Medalist: 2016
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018
- Magyar Kupa
- Winner: 2015, 2016, 2018
Individual awards
- All-Star Goalkeeper of the Summer Olympics: 2012 and 2016
- All-Star Team Best Goalkeeper of the EHF Champions League: 2016, 2017, 2018
Personal
She is married. She gave birth to her son, Sindre in June 2013.
References
- ↑ "Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). Siste.no. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ↑ EHF profile
- "Profile – Kari Aalvik Grimsbø" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 2009-01-10.