Christian Hjermind

Christian Hjermind
Personal information
Born (1973-07-25) 25 July 1973
Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
-1994
Virum-Sorgenfri HK
1994-1996
HIK Håndbold
1996-2001
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2001-2003
BM Ciudad Real
2003-2007
KIF Kolding
2007-2008
BM Ciudad Real
2008-2009
KIF Kolding
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2005
Denmark 170 (595)
Teams managed
2020-2025
KIF Kolding (director)
Medal record
European Championships
2002 Sweden
2004 Slovenia

Christian Hjermind (born 25 July 1973 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former Danish professional team handball player. Until April 2025 he served as the director of KIF Kolding.[1]

Hjermind played club handball for HIK Håndbold, and was the top goalscorer of the club in the 1995 Danish Handball League season.[2] He moved abroad to play for SG Flensburg-Handewitt in Germany and BM Ciudad Real in Spain.[3] In 1997 he was named Danish handaller of the year.[4] He returned to Denmark to play for KIF Kolding in 2003.[5] He played four seasons with KIF, winning two Danish Handball League championships and two Danish Handball Cup trophies, before moving back to Ciudad Real in 2007.[5]

He represented the Danish national handball team at the 2002 European Championship,[6] winning bronze medals, the 2003 World Championship,[7] the 2004 European Championship,[8] winning bronze medals, and the 2005 World Championship.[9]

Post playing career

In 2020 he became the director at KIF Kolding, which he had also played for.[1] He was fired after the 2024-25 season, when KIF Kolding finished 14th out of 14 and were relegated for the first time in 41 years.[1][10]

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c Oliver Orup Kristensen; Rasmus Lomholt Leth (14 April 2025). "KIF Kolding fyrer direktør". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  2. ^ Topscorere siden 1946 - Herrer Archived March 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Danish Handball Federation
  3. ^ Christian Hjermind at European Handball Federation
  4. ^ "ÅRETS MANDLIGE HÅNDBOLDSPILLER 1976 - 2019" (in Danish). Håndbold Spiller Foreningen. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Fra fløjspiller til tovholder" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  6. ^ EM Sverige 2002 Archived February 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Danish Handball Federation
  7. ^ VM portugal 2003 Archived February 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Danish Handball Federation
  8. ^ EM Slovenien 2005 Archived February 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Danish Handball Federation
  9. ^ VM Tunesien 2005 Archived 2010-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at Danish Handball Federation
  10. ^ "Kolding rykker ned for første gang i 41 år". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.