GOG Svendborg
Encyclopedia
GOG Svendborg TGI is a handball
club based in the small town of Gudme
on Funen
, Denmark
. The club is one of the most successful in the history of Danish handball. Currently, GOG Svendborg competes in the men's Danish Handball League
, as well as the women's top fly, GuldBageren Ligaen
.
, and in 2007, the newly established team won their first gold medal as a united club. GOG's women team won 4 Danish titles in a row, in the beginning of the 1990s.
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
club based in the small town of Gudme
Gudme
Gudme is a town in central Denmark with a population of 935 , located in Svendborg municipality on the island of Funen in Region of Southern Denmark. Until January 1, 2007, it was the site of the municipal council of the now former Gudme municipality.Gudme was an important site during the Iron Age...
on Funen
Funen
Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The club is one of the most successful in the history of Danish handball. Currently, GOG Svendborg competes in the men's Danish Handball League
Danish Handball League
The Danish Handball League, officially known as Jack & Jones Ligaen due to sponsorship reasons, is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Danish Handball League are recognised as the Danish handball champions...
, as well as the women's top fly, GuldBageren Ligaen
Danish Women's Handball League
The Danish Women's Handball League is the top professional league for Danish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Danish Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Danish champions. Since January 2009, the league is officially called GuldBageren Ligaen for sponsorship...
.
History
The team GOG Svendborg was founded in 2005, when GOG and Svendborg TGI merged their first teams to create the new club. During the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s, GOG's men team won 6 Danish titlesDanish Handball League
The Danish Handball League, officially known as Jack & Jones Ligaen due to sponsorship reasons, is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Danish Handball League are recognised as the Danish handball champions...
, and in 2007, the newly established team won their first gold medal as a united club. GOG's women team won 4 Danish titles in a row, in the beginning of the 1990s.
Accomplishments Men
- Danish Handball LeagueDanish Handball LeagueThe Danish Handball League, officially known as Jack & Jones Ligaen due to sponsorship reasons, is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Danish Handball League are recognised as the Danish handball champions...
: 7- 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2007
2007/08 Male Team
| NR. | NAME | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Henriksen Peter Henriksen Peter Henriksen is a former Danish team handball player . He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team... |
 |
| 12 | Niklas Landin Jakobsen Niklas Landin Jakobsen Niklas Landin Jacobsen is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.-External links:*... |
|
| 2 | Emil Drejer | |
| 3 | Kasper Jørgensen Kasper Jørgensen Kasper Jørgensen is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side GOG Svendborg.Jørgensen has made 2 appearances for the Danish national handball team, and during his youth years, he became World Champion with the Danish youth handball team.-External links:*... |
|
| 4 | Asgeir Örn Hallgrimsson Asgeir Örn Hallgrimsson Ásgeir Örn Hallgrimsson is an Icelandic handball player, currently playing for Danish Handball League side Faaborg. He also plays for the Icelandic national handball team, for whom he has played 72 matches... |
 |
| 5 | Peter Svensson Peter Svensson (handballer) Peter Svensson is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side GOG Svendborg, with whom he won the Danish Championship in 2007.-External links:*... |
|
| 8 | Jacob Larsen |  |
| 9 | Magnus Jernemyr |  |
| 10 | Lasse Svan Hansen Lasse Svan Hansen Lasse Svan Hansen is a Danish handballer, currently playing for German handball Bundesliga side SG Flensburg-Handewitt. His biggest achievement was winning the Danish championship with GOG Svendborg.-External links:*... |
|
| 11 | Snorri Gudjonsson Snorri Gudjonsson Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson is an Icelandic handball player, who currently plays for AG København of the Danish Jack & Jones Ligaen... |
|
| 15 | Dennis Kirkegaard | |
| 21 | Jakob Green Jensen Jakob Green Jensen Jakob Green Jensen is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side GOG Svendborg. He has two times won the Danish championship with GOG Svendborg.He has played six matches for the Danish national handball team.... |
|
| 23 | Olof Ask Olof Ask Olof Ask is a Swedish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side GOG Svendborg. He has previously played for H 43 Lund and LIF Lindesberg in his homeland's best league.... |
|
| 83 | Fredrik Petersen Fredrik Petersen Fredrik Petersen is a Swedish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side GOG Svendborg. He has previously played for IFK Ystad in the Swedish Elitserien.... |
|