Jakob Larsen (handballer)

Jakob Rosbach Larsen (born 4 July 1974) is a retired Greenlandic/Danish handballer and current manager for Danish club Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub. He has previously been manager for GOG. Larsen became Danish champion, as player, with GOG in 2007. He has a Master of Science in Sport Sciences from the University of Southern Denmark.

Jakob Larsen
Personal information
Full name Jakob Rosbach Larsen
Born (1974-07-04) 4 July 1974
Maniitsoq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub (Manager)
Senior clubs
Years Team
1994-1998
Nyborg GIF Håndbold
1998-2000
GOG
2001-2001
Otterup HK
2001
Zaragoza
2001-2004
GOG
2004-2006
Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
2006-2010
GOG
2010-2012
Faaborg HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997-2010
Greenland 87[1] (502)
Teams managed
2011
Odense HF
2011-2012
HC Odense & HC FYN
2012-2017
GOG
2017-
Nykøbing Falster

Career

Larsen played for four years for the Danish club, Nyborg GIF Håndbold, before making the move to Danish Handball League at GOG. He played to season with GOG, before moving to Otterup HK in the 2000–201 season. Spanish side Zaragoza noticed Jakob Larsen during the 2001 World Championship in a match against Spain. Larsen was sold to Zaragoza in February 2001.

Larsen returned to Denmark that same year, and joined a local club in Odense in order to combine handball and his studies. He later rejoined GOG. In 2004 he signed with French side Saint-Raphaël Var Handball, playing for two seasons with the club. In 2006 Larsen returned to GOG and played until the club's bankruptcy in 2010. In all Larsen won two Danish championships with GOG. He played the following two season for Faaborg HK on an amateur contract before starting his trainer career.

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