Kristian Bjørnsen (born 10 January 1989) is a Norwegian

handball 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 thr ...

player for

Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Handball () is a professional handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsorship rea ...

and formerly the Norwegian national team. His younger sister,

Line Bjørnsen Line Bjørnsen (born 3 July 1992) is a former Norwegian handball player, who last played for København Håndbold. She is a younger sister of international handballer Kristian Bjørnsen. She also represented Norway in the 2011 Women's Junior ...

and his brother Erik Bjørnsen were also professional handballers.

Career

Bjørnsen played for Stavanger Håndbold in his hometown until 2009, where he joined top flight team Fyllingen Håndball. In 2014 he transferred to Swedish first league team

IFK Kristianstad Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Kristianstad (), or IFK Kristianstad, is a Swedish professional handball club based in Kristianstad. They play in Handbollsligan, the top level of Swedish men's handball. The club was founded in 1899 as a multi-spo ...

. Here he won the Swedish Championship in 2015 and 2016. In 2016 he switched to the German

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

team

HSG Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar is a professional handball club from Wetzlar, Germany. It competes in the top-tier Handball-Bundesliga and in the DHB-Pokal, German Handball Cup. They have played in the Bundesliga since 1998 without relegation. History The modern ...

. In 2021 he joined Danish top team

. Here he won the

Danish Supercup The Danish Super Cup was played for by the Danish League champions and the Danish Cup Winners. Winners Titles by club References Supercup Defunct national association football supercups {{Denmark-footy-competition-stub ...

in 2023 and the Danish Championship in 2024. In 2025 he won the

Danish Cup The Danish Cup (; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "single-elimination tournament, knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will ...

. Later the same season he won the Danish championship.

Individual awards

*All-Star Right Wing of the World Championship:

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

References

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Kristian Bjørnsen
at the

Norwegian Handball Federation The Norwegian Handball Federation (, NHF) is the national handball association in Norway. The Norwegian Handball Federation was founded in 1937, and is a member of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF) ...

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Kristian Bjoernsen
at the

Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bjornsen, Kristian 1989 births Living people Norwegian male handball players 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Handball players from Stavanger Norwegian expatriate handball players in Germany IFK Kristianstad players HSG Wetzlar players Handball-Bundesliga players Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Norway Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Norwegian expatriate handball players in Sweden Norwegian expatriate handball players in Denmark