Mads Christiansen
| Mads Christiansen | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
3 May 1986 Næstved, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2004–2006 | GOG | ||
2006–2008 | TMS Ringsted | ||
2008–2011 | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
2011–2013 | Team Tvis Holstebro | ||
2013–2016 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | ||
2016–2019 | SC Magdeburg | ||
2019–2021 | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
2021–2023 | Fredericia HK | ||
2023–2024[1] | Aarhus HC[1] | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2016 | Denmark | 117[2] | (257) |
Mads Christiansen (born 3 May 1986) is a Danish former handballer. He is an Olympics champion from 2016 and a European champion from 2012. He is currently the head of youth development at Danish club Aarhus Håndbold.[3]
Playing Career
[edit]In 2006 he joined TMS Ringsted from GOG Svendborg. Here he was the club topscorer for both seasons he played there. In 2008 he joined AaB Håndbold.[4] Here he won the Danish championship and Cup in 2010. When the club acquired Johan Jakobsen in 2011 he began to see less playing time, and therefore he joined Team Tvis Holstebro to become a first choice player.[4] Here he was the captain of the team.[5]
In 2013 he joined Bjerringbro-Silkeborg despite having a year left on his contract at TTH. He could use a clause in his contract to leave the club.[6][5]
In the 2015-16 season he won the Danish championship with Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.[7] In 2014 he joined Qatari club Lekhwiya on a one month loan deal, where he helped out when the club struggled with injuries.[8]
On 21 October 2015 SC Magdeburg announced that they had signed with Mads Christiansen, and he joined the club on 1 July 2016. Here he played with Danish national team collegues Jannick Green and Michael Damgaard. In 2017 he extended his contract at the club for one more year.[7] In August 2018 Aalborg Håndbold announced the signing of Mads Christiansen who would return in the summer 2019 on a 3-year deal.[9] Here he won the Danish Championship twice in a row in 2020 and 2021. In 2021 he joined Fredericia HK.[10]
In 2023 he joined Aarhus HC in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier, after his contract at Fredericia HK ran out.[11][12] He retired a season later.[1]
National team
[edit]He debuted for the Danish national team on 25 October 2007.[2]
His first major international tournament was the 2011 World Championship in Sweden.[13] Here he won a silver medal.
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.
At the 2016 Olympics he won gold medals with the Danish team. This was the first time Denmark won that tournament. After the olympics he retired from the Danish national team.[14]
Post playing career
[edit]In 2024 he became head of talent development at Aarhus Håndbold.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Danish Championship:
Gold: 2010, 2016, 2020, 2021
- Danish Cup:
- Gold: 2005
- Danish Super Cup:
- Gold: 2019, 2020
- DHB-Pokal:
Silver: 2019
- EHF Champions League:
- Silver: 2021
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Jan Skjødt Østergaard Pedersen. "Tidligere dansk landsholdsspiller stopper karrieren" (in Danish). europamester.dk. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Mads Christiansen". Danish Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Tidligere landsholdsspiller bliver chef for Aarhus Håndbold Akademi" (in Danish). Aarhus Håndbold. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Mads Christiansen stopper sin flotte karriere" (in Danish). håndboldtransfer.dk. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ a b Morten Strægaard (23 January 2013). "Derfor stopper Mads Christiansen i TTH" (in Danish). Folkebladet Lemvig. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Mads Christiansen til Bjerringbro-Silkeborg" (in Danish). Jyske Bank. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ a b Jacob Qvirin Petersen (8 September 2017). "Dansk OL-guldvinder fortsætter karrieren i tysk håndbold". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Klaus Knudsen Pedersen (24 May 2014). "Mads Christiansen til Qatar" (in Danish). TV Midt/Vest. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Mads Christiansen vender tilbage til Aalborg Håndbold" (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Mads Christiansen skifter til FHK" (in Danish). Fredericia HK. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Nordestgaard Lage, Jacob (28 January 2024). "Hvad laver EM-heltene fra 2012 i dag?". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Mads Christiansen skifter til FHK" (in Danish). Fredericia Håndboldklub. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Jensen, Finn (14 December 2010). "14 mand udtaget til VM" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ Kjærgaard, Bodil (13 October 2016). "Mads Christiansen stopper på landsholdet". Danish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Danish male handball players
- Sportspeople from Næstved Municipality
- Handball players from Region Zealand
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Danish expatriate handball players in Germany
- Olympic handball players for Denmark
- Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Denmark
- Olympic medalists in handball
- SC Magdeburg players
- Bjerringbro-Silkeborg players
- TTH Holstebro players
- GOG players
- Aalborg Håndbold players
- 20th-century Danish sportsmen
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen