Amanda Kurtović
Amanda Kurtović (born 25 July 1991) is a Norwegian handball player who plays as a right back for Kastamonu Belediyesi and the Norwegian national team.[1][2][3]
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
25 July 1991 Karlskrona, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| Sandefjord TIF | |||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2007–2010 | Nordstrand IF | ||
2010 | Byåsen HE | ||
2011–2012 | Larvik HK | ||
2012–2014 | Viborg HK | ||
2014–2015 | Oppsal IF | ||
2015–2017 | Larvik HK | ||
2017–2019 | CSM București | ||
2019– | Győri Audi ETO KC | ||
2021 | → Kastamonu Belediyesi (loan) | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011– | Norway | 118 | (291) |
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International honours
- Olympic Games:
- Winner: 2012
- Bronze Medalist: 2016
- World Championship:
- Winner: 2011, 2015
- Silver Medalist: 2017
- European Championship
- Winner: 2016
- EHF Champions League:
- Bronze Medalist: 2018
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup
- Winner: 2014
- Junior European Championship:
- Winner: 2009
Individual awards
- All-Star Team Right Wing of the Junior European Championship: 2009
- All-Star Right Back of Grundigligaen: 2016/2017[4]
- Most Valuable Player of Grundigligaen: 2016/2017
- Prosport Best Right Back of the Romanian Liga Națională: 2018[5]
Personal life
She was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and Croatian father, the handball coach and former player Marinko Kurtović. Her brother William is a professional footballer who represented Sweden internationally on youth level.[6] Her family moved to Sandefjord, Norway, when she was six because her father signed a contract with the local club.[2]
References
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- "Landslagsprofiler – Amanda Kurtovic" (in Norwegian). Norges Håndballforbund (www.handball.no). Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- Amanda Kurtović Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- EHF profile
- "Her er Årets..." Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- "Cristina Neagu, cea mai bună handbalistă din Liga Naţională în sezonul 2017-2018. Cum arată echipa ideală a campionatului, după voturile exprimate de antrenori" (in Romanian). Prosport. 21 May 2018.
- Arne Hole. "I kveld skal Amanda banke farens fødeland". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
External links
- Amanda Kurtović at International Olympic Committee
- Amanda Kurtović at Olympedia
- Amanda Kurtović at European Handball Federation
- Amanda Kurtović at Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
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