Cecilie Leganger
Norwegian handball player (born 1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cecilie Leganger (born 12 March 1975) is a Norwegian retired handballer. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Leganger won the 1998 European Championship and the 1999 World Championship with the Norwegian national team, and received the IHF World Player of the Year award in 2001.[1][2][3][4]
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Born |
(1975-03-12) 12 March 1975 (age 49) Bergen, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Løv-Ham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fyllingen IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Fyllingen IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Tertnes HE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2001 | Bækkelagets SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Tertnes HE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | RK Krim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2008 | Slagelse FH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | FCK Håndbold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Larvik HK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–2004 | Norway | 162 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At club level, Leganger won 27 titles playing for clubs in Norway, Slovenia and Denmark, including three EHF Champions League titles. She made her debut for the Norwegian national team in 1993 at age 17.[5] Leganger was voted the most valuable player at the 1993 World Championship, and included on the All-Star Team of four World Championships (1993, 1995, 1999, 2001) and two European Championships (1994, 1998). Leganger made 162 appearances and scored one goal for the national team until her retirement from international handball in 2004. She was inducted into the European Handball Hall of Fame in 2023.[6]