Alexander Buchmann (born January 24, 1982) is a former
Norwegian
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handball player.
Biography
His last club was
US d'Ivry Handball in the French First League of Handball. He has also played for the Norwegian clubs
Astor,
Byåsen,
Sjetne and
Heimdal
Heimdal is a borough in the city of Trondheim in the municipality of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It covers the western and southwestern parts of the municipality. The village area that is also called Heimdal is located in the south ...
, German club
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
SG Flensburg-Handewitt is a professional handball club from Flensburg and Handewitt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and EHF European League. They play home matches at Flens-Arena. Since formi ...
, Spanish club
BM Altea
Balonmano Altea was a handball team based in Altea, Alicante, Spain. The last season, (2007–08) the team played in 1ª Nacional.
History
*Founded in September 1974. The Balonmano Altea has teams in all categories of Spanish Handball. The Pres ...
and
Toulouse Union Handball
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in France.
He played 61 matches and scored 196 goals for the Norwegian Team before he had to quit handball due to an
Achilles tendon
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injury during the world championship in 2009.
After he retired as a handball player he has been working with the Norwegian Handball Federation doing analysis.
Since autumn 2010 he has been working with logistics at
Médecins Sans Frontières
(MSF; pronounced ), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is a humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation (NGO) or charity of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases. ...
.
References
*http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/utenriks/article1538138.ece
External links
Profil på handball.no* https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191049/http://www.legerutengrenser.no/Aktuelt/Feltarbeidere/Alexander-Buchmann
1982 births
Living people
Norwegian male handball players
Liga ASOBAL players
Sportspeople from Trondheim
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