Karen Knútsdóttir (born 4 February 1990) is an Icelandic former
handballer
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thro ...
who played as a middle back. She won the Icelandic championship twice and the Iceland Cup four times.
Club career
In Iceland, Karen played here whole career with
Fram. On April 26, 2018, Karen won her first
national championship
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...
with
Fram.
Outside of Iceland she played for Blomberg-Lippe in Germany, SønderjyskE in Denmark and Nice in France.
In March 2025, she announced her retirement from handball.
National team career
She appeared in 106 games for the
Icelandic national team, scoring 371 goals.
References
1990 births
Living people
Karen Knutsdottir
Karen Knutsdottir
Karen Knutsdottir
Karen Knutsdottir
Karen Knutsdottir
Icelandic expatriate handball players in France
Icelandic expatriate handball players in Denmark
SønderjyskE Håndbold players
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