Sander Sagosen (born 14 September 1995) is a Norwegian professional handball player for Kolstad Håndball and the Norwegian national team.[1] At club level, he has won major titles in four countries, including league championships in Norway, Denmark, France and Germany. With the national team, Sagosen placed second at the World Championship in 2017 and 2019, and finished third at the 2020 European Championship. Sagosen was included on the All-Star team for five consecutive major international competitions as either best centre back or left back.[2][3]
| Sander Sagosen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sagosen in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
14 September 1995 Trondheim, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kolstad Håndball | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2012 | Charlottenlund | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2012–2013 | Kolstad Håndball | ||
2013–2014 | Haslum HK | ||
2014–2017 | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
2017–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2020–2023 | THW Kiel | ||
2023– | Kolstad Håndball | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013– | Norway | 167 | (835) |
Club career
editSagosen started his professional career at Kolstad Håndball in 2012. The following year, he moved to Haslum Håndballklubb. Sagosen joined Danish club Aalborg Håndbold on a three-year contract in 2014. He won the Danish League with the club in 2017. Sagosen moved to French club Paris Saint-Germain that same year.
In 2020, he joined German side THW Kiel.[4] He won the EHF Champions League with the club in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the final and semifinal matches were delayed and played in December 2020. Sagosen scored seven goals in the final against FC Barcelona Handbol.[5]
In 2023, Sagosen returned to Norwegian handball and signed for Kolstad Håndball.
International career
editSagosen made his debut for the Norwegian national team in 2013 against Croatia during the Bring Cup. His first major international tournament was the 2014 European Championship in Denmark.[6] At the 2016 European Championship, Norway placed fourth and Sagosen was awarded a spot on the All-Star team of the tournament as best centre back.[7] He was featured on the All-Star team as best left back for the 2017 World Championship, where Norway finished second.
Sagosen and the national team placed seventh at the 2018 European Championship, where the former was again voted best centre back. At the 2019 World Championship, Norway finished second and Sagosen was included on the All-Star team as best left back for a second time. Norway placed third at the 2020 European Championship, where Sagosen was the top scorer with 65 goals and included on the All-Star team for a fifth consecutive major international tournament.[2]
Personal life
editSagosen is married to former fellow handballer Hanna Oftedal Sagosen.[8][9] Their first child, Noah, was born on 13 July 2023.[10]
Major tournament statistics
edit| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tnmt | Tournament | GP | Games played | Gls | Goals | ||
| Sh | Shots | G% | Goal percentage | 7G | 7-meter goals | ||
| 7S | 7-meter shots | As | Assists | AG | Assists and Goals | ||
| St | Steals | Bl | Blocks | 2M | 2 Minute Suspensions | ||
| RC | Red Cards | Pl | Placement of National Team | Bold | Career high | ||
| Led the Tournament | Tournament MVP | On All-Star Team | |||||
| Tnmt | GP | Gls | Sh | G% | 7G | 7S | As | AG | St | Bl | 2M | RC | Pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 EC | 3 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th |
| 2015 WC | Norway failed to qualify | ||||||||||||
| 2016 EC | 8 | 29 | 62 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4th |
| 2016 OG | Norway failed to qualify | ||||||||||||
| 2017 WC | 9 | 41 | 79 | 52 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2nd |
| 2018 EC | 6 | 32 | 54 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7th |
| 2019 WC | 10 | 51 | 87 | 59 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 98 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2nd |
| 2020 EC | 9 | 65 | 104 | 63 | 14 | 19 | 53 | 118 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3rd |
| 2021 WC | 7 | 54 | 83 | 65 | 22 | 25 | 38 | 92 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6th |
| 2020 OG | 6 | 43 | 81 | 53 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7th |
| 2022 EC | 8 | 43 | 71 | 61 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5th |
| 2023 WC | 9 | 39 | 63 | 62 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 88 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6th |
| 2024 EC | 6 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9th |
Honours
editClub
edit- Norwegian Championship:
Gold: 2014, 2023
- Danish Championship:
- Gold: 2017
- French Championship:
- French Cup:
- Gold: 2018
- French League Cup:
- Gold: 2018, 2019
- French Super Cup:
- Gold: 2019
- EHF Champions League:
- Gold: 2020
- German Championship:
- German Super Cup:
- Gold: 2021, 2022, 2023
- German Cup:
- Gold: 2022
- Norwegian Cup:
- Gold: 2023
International
edit- World Championship:
- European Championship:
Bronze: 2020
Individual
edit- All-Star Left back of the World Championship: 2017,[14] 2019
- All-Star Left back of the European Championship: 2020
- All-Star Centre back of the European Championship: 2016,[15] 2018
- Top scorer of the European Championship: 2020 (65 goals)
- All-Star Left Back of the EHF Champions League: 2020
- All-Star Centre Back of the EHF Champions League: 2018
- Top Goalscorer of the Danish Handball League: 2017
References
edit- ^ EHF profile
- ^ a b "Spania forsvarte EM-gullet – beseiret Norges overmenn i thrillerfinale". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 26 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Browne, Ken (28 August 2020). "Sander Sagosen is handball's 'King in the North'". Olympic Games. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Aune, Thomas; Bryhn, Rolf (29 December 2020), "Sander Sagosen", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), retrieved 17 March 2021
- ^ "Sagosen storspilte da Kiel vant Champions League: – Det vi har kjempet for siden vi var barn". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 29 December 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Sagosen er Norges EM-sjef: - Bare de beste klubbene i verden er aktuelle å gå til". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ https://www.bt.no/100Sport/handball/Slik-ble-Sander-20-EMs-beste-midtback-682243_1.snd [bare URL]
- ^ "Sagosen ladet opp med kjæresten: -Gir meg veldig energi" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "#offthecourt: Sander Sagosen and Hanna Bredal Oftedal Got Married". handball-world.news. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Instagram".
- ^ "Norway – Players, Team and Season Information". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "IHF Top Scorers Statistics World Championships". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "IHF Top Scorers Statistics Olympics". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "France 2017 All-star Team". IHF. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "EHF EURO 2016 All-Stars named". EHF EURO 2016 official website. 31 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
External links
edit- Sander Sagosen at the International Handball Federation
- Sander Sagosen at the European Handball Federation
- Sander Sagosen at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
- Sander Sagosen at Olympics.com
- Sander Sagosen at Olympedia (archive)
