Niklas Landin Jacobsen (born 19 December 1988) is a Danish
handballer for
THW Kiel
THW Kiel is a handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 22 titles.
2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed the treble, wi ...
and the
Denmark national team.
He has previously played for
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Rhein-Neckar Löwen is a professional handball club founded in 2002, based in Mannheim, Germany. The club competes in the German Handball-Bundesliga and continentally in EHF European League. Rhein-Neckar Löwen play their home games in SAP Are ...
. He is
European Champion with the Danish national team, after winning the
2012 Championship in Serbia, defeating the
host nation in the final, 21–19. Niklas Landin is the
captain of the
Denmark national team.
In 2011 and 2013, he won silver medal at the
World Men's Handball Championship
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938.
In the twenty-seven tournaments held, eleven nations have won the title. France is the most successful team with six titl ...
. In 2016, he was part of the Danish team that won Olympic gold. With the Danish national team, he won the
2019 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 26th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Denmark and Germany from 10 to 27 January 2019. It was the first IHF World Men's Handball Championship to include more ...
. He is the older brother of fellow
THW Kiel
THW Kiel is a handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 22 titles.
2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed the treble, wi ...
player and Danish international
Magnus Landin Jacobsen. Landin Jacobsen was named the
IHF World Player of the Year
The IHF World Player of the Year is a handball award given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season, both at club and international competitions. It is awarded based on votes from experts, media a ...
for 2019 and for 2021. He was the first player to be named two consecutive times. In 2021, he won the
2021 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2021 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 27th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Egypt from 13 to 31 January 2021.
Starting with this edition, the World Championship was expanded from 24 teams to 32. I ...
, posting a save rate of 30%.
Club career
GOG Svendborg TGI
In 2006 Landin signed with
GOG Svendborg TGI. He stayed with the club until the start of 2010, where the club faced financial distress and players were allowed to negotiate with other clubs.
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Landin signed with
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg a contract starting from the 2010 season, but due to
GOG Svendborg financial distress, Landin joined
BSV in the beginning of 2010. He quickly became first choice and remained with club until 2012.
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Landin joined the club on a three-year deal, starting 2012–13 season. He was a part of the team that won the
2012–13 EHF Cup
The 2012–13 EHF Cup was the 32nd edition of the EHF Cup and the first edition since the merger of the EHF Cup with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. The EHF Cup final four tournament was played in Nantes, France, between 18 and 19 May 2013.
Qualifica ...
.
THW Kiel
On 7 August 2014,
THW Kiel
THW Kiel is a handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 22 titles.
2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed the treble, wi ...
announced that Landin would join the club on a three-year contract, starting from the 2015 season. He won the 2015 Super Cup with THW Kiel in a close match against
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
SG Flensburg-Handewitt is a professional handball club from Flensburg and Handewitt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and EHF European League. They play home matches at Flens-Arena. Since form ...
.
Honours
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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 men ...
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2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
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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. Prev ...
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2013
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2019
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German Championship:
**: 2019/20, 2020/21
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DHB-Pokal
The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bund ...
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2017
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,
2019
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,
2022
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*German Super Cup:
**: 2015
*
Danish Championship:
**: 2007
**: 2011, 2012
**: 2010
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Danish Handball Cup:
**: 2007, 2008
Individual awards
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IHF World Player of the Year – Men: 2019, 2021
* All-Star Goalkeeper of the Olympic Games:
2016
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* All-Star Goalkeeper of the World Championship:
2013
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,
2019
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* All-Star Goalkeeper of the European Championship:
2014
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* All-Star Goalkeeper of the Youth World Championship:
2007
* Danish Player of the Year: 2012, 2014, 2020
*Danish National team Player of the year: 2014, 2020, 2021
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Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 onwards, the league was sponsored by Toyota and has officially been called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. This lasted until 2012 when the Deutsche Kr ...
Best Goalkeeper: 2014,
2015,
2017
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*All-Star Goalkeeper of the EHF Champions League:
2014
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,
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
,
2021
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2022
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*Handball Player of the Year in Germany: 2021
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Danish male handball players
THW Kiel players
Rhein-Neckar Löwen players
Handball-Bundesliga players
Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic handball players of Denmark
Expatriate handball players
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Denmark
Olympic medalists in handball
People from Gladsaxe Municipality
Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Denmark
Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark