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Kari Aalvik Grimsbø

Kari Aalvik Grimsbø

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]

Kari Aalvik Grimsbø
Personal information
Born(1985-01-04)4 January 1985
Bergen, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubGyőri Audi ETO KC
Number85
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
Orkdal IL
Skaun HK
0000–2010
Byåsen IL
2010–2015
Team Esbjerg
2015–2020
Győri Audi ETO KC
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–
Norway173(1)

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, 2019 Silver Medalist: 2016

  • Nemzeti Bajnokság I Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

  • Magyar Kupa Winner: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

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

  • MVP of the EHF Champions League Final Four: 2019

Personal

She is married. She gave birth to her son, Sindre in June 2013.

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.siste.no"Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). Siste.no. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.eurohandball.comEHF profile
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[3]
Citation Linkwww.handball.no"Profile – Kari Aalvik Grimsbø"
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[4]
Citation Linkwww.siste.no"Håndballjentene"
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[5]
Citation Linkwww.eurohandball.comEHF profile
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[6]
Citation Linkwww.handball.no"Profile – Kari Aalvik Grimsbø"
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[7]
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