Brian Lyngholm (born 22 December 1963) is a Danish

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

coach, who acted as the coach for the Denmark Women's national team. Lyngholm's tenure as national coach was brief. He was seen as the natural successor to

Ulrik Wilbek Ulrik Wilbek (born 13 April 1958) is a Danish politician and former professional handball coach who is the incumbent Mayor of Viborg Municipality, serving in office since 2018. He is the most successful Danish team handball coach ever, having wo ...

Jan Pytlick Jan Pytlick (born 5 June 1967) is a Danish handball coach, and trains Saudi Arabia national team. He was head coach for the Danish women's national handball team from 1998 to 2006, and again from 2007 to 2014. Pytlick has led the women's nation ...

. However, the results at his only major tournament, the

2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7 to 17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match. This championship was also the European qualifying event for 2008 Olympics, and ...

were not satisfactory, with Denmark finishing 11th, which is the worst result for the Danish national team ever. He stepped down from the job a month after the tournament. He was replaced by

, who returned to the position following Lyngholm's departure.

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1963 births Living people Danish handball coaches Handball coaches of international teams {{Denmark-handball-bio-stub