Line Anna Ryborg Jørgensen Myers (born 31 December 1989) is a former Danish
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, who last played for
Team Esbjerg
Team Esbjerg is a women's handball team based in Esbjerg, Denmark, that competes in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen and the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League. They play their home matches in Blue Water Dokken, which have capacity for 2,996 specta ...
and formerly the
Danish national team.
She was given the award of ''Cetățean de onoare'' ("
Honorary Citizen
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") of the city of
Bucharest
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in 2016.
Achievements
Club
*
Danish Championship:
**''Winner'': 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2020
**''Silver Medalist'': 2014
**''Bronze Medalist'': 2012
*
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955.
The winner will quali ...
:
**''Winner'': 2012, 2014
**''Finalist'': 2013
*Danish Supercup:
**''Winner'': 2013, 2014, 2019
*
Romanian Championship:
**''Winner'':
2016
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2017
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*
EHF Champions League
The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...
:
**''Winner'':
2016
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**''Bronze Medalist'':
2017
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2018
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EHF Cup
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...
:
**''Winner'':
2011
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**''Semifinalist'':
2013
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*
EHF Cup Winners' Cup
The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup.
Winners
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:
**''Winner'':
2015
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*
Bucharest Trophy
The Bucharest Trophy ( ro, Trofeul București) is a pre-season international women's team handball tournament for clubs, held each year in Bucharest, Romania. The competition is hosted by Liga Naţională club CSM Bucharest at the Sala Polivale ...
:
**''Winner'':
2015
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National team
*
European Championship:
**''Fourth place'':
2010
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*
World Championship
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:
**''Bronze Medalist'':
2013
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**''Fourth place'':
2011
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Individual awards
*All-Star Right Back of the
World Championship
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:
2011
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*
MVP
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
of the
Bucharest Trophy
The Bucharest Trophy ( ro, Trofeul București) is a pre-season international women's team handball tournament for clubs, held each year in Bucharest, Romania. The competition is hosted by Liga Naţională club CSM Bucharest at the Sala Polivale ...
:
2015
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* Team of the Tournament Right Back of the Bucharest Trophy: 2015
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
People from Hvidovre Municipality
Danish female handball players
Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic handball players for Denmark
Expatriate handball players
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark
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