Karl Erik Bøhn (14 February 1965 – 2 February 2014) was a Norwegian teacher,

team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player and coach. His achievements as coach for the women's club

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include several victories in the Norwegian League and the Norwegian Cup, and participations in the

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. Starting from August 2011 he served as the head coach of the Hungarian women's national team, and since November 2011 he was also in charge of the Hungarian top division side

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Career

Bøhn played 126 matches for the

Norway men's national handball team The Norway men's national handball team represents Norway at international handball competitions, and is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund (NHF). As of 2022, Norway has been in 2 finals. Honours In 2016, they were honored with a ...

between 1986 and 1993. He was head coach for the Norwegian women's club

from 2005 until early 2011. Among his achievements as coach for Larvik HK were several Norwegian championships, victory in the

EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup The Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year from 1976 to 2016 (until 1993 organized by IHF instead of EHF). From the 2016–17 season, th ...

in 2007/2008, and semifinalist in the

EHF Women's Champions League The Women's EHF Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top na ...

in 2009/2010. Bøhn ended his assignment with Larvik HK in January 2011, due to a controversy when Larvik player

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, who was also Bøhn's girlfriend, signed a contract with the Hungarian club

. On 30 August 2011 Bøhn was announced as the new head coach of the Hungarian women's national team, thus becoming the first ever coach from outside Hungary to manage the national selection. He got a mandate until the 2016 Summer Olympics. Three months later, on 23 November 2011 Bøhn took the coaching position of Hungarian top club

, signing a contract until the end of that season. He died in

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on 2 February 2014, after a long fight with cancer.

Achievements

*The Norwegian League (Postenserien): Victories in 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010. *The Norwegian cup: Victories in 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 *The Norwegian championship: Victories in 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010 *

Participated in 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012, with best achievement reaching the final in 2011/2012 *

: Victory in 2007/2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bohn, Karl Erik 1965 births 2014 deaths Norwegian male handball players Norwegian handball coaches Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Deaths from cancer in Norway