Lasse Bredekjær Andersson (born 11 March 1994) 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 ...

player for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team. Lasse Andersson has the world record for fastest measured shot at 140 km/hour.

Career

Anderson started playing handball at the age of 4 at the Copenhagen club Frederiksberg IF. In December 2012 he joined TMS Ringsted, where he signed his first profesional contract. In the same season he won the 'Årets talent' award in KIF Kolding. In 2013 he joined

KIF Kolding København KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball League, Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times. It is a part of the broader sports ...

, where he won the Danish Championship in 2014 and 2015, as well as the Danish cup in 2013. Andersson's agent confirmed that his client would be leaving

KIF Kolding KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball League, Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times. It is a part of the broader sports ...

København by the end of the 2015–16 season and moved to FC Barcelona Lassa. In March 2018 he ruptured his cruciate ligament and was out for 13 months. He played in Barcelona for four years, where he won the Spanish double every single season. In 2020 in joined German club Füchse Berlin. In September 2024 he extended his contract until 2027. He won the

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in 2023 with the club.

National team

He played at 2012 U18 European championship and the 2013 Men's Junior World Handball Championship. In 2021 he won the World Championship with the Danish team. In 2024 he won gold medals at the

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Personal life

His brother, Nicolaj Bredekjær Andersson, is a handball coach. He is a fan of the football club

FC København Football Club Copenhagen (, ), commonly known as F.C. København, F.C. Copenhagen, Copenhagen, or simply FCK, is a Danish professional football club based in Copenhagen. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on top of Kjøbenhavns Boldklub ...

Honours

KIF Kolding * Danish Championship: **

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Danish Cup The Danish Cup (; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "single-elimination tournament, knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will ...

: ** 2013 FC BARCELONA *

Liga ASOBAL Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 with the name of División de Honor, changing its name to the current name in 1990. The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of ...

: ** 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 *

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

: ** 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 * Copa ASOBAL: ** 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 *

Supercopa ASOBAL The Supercopa ASOBAL or the Supercopa de España de Balonmano was an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It was organised by the Liga ASOBAL. It was first played for in 1985 and was disputed between the Liga ASOBAL champions and the ...

: ** 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 *

IHF Super Globe The Men's Super Globe is a 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 bal ...

: ** 2017, 2018, 2019 Füchse Berlin *

: **

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Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ...

: ** Winner:

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

** Silver medals:

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** Bronze medals:

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EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

** ''Silver medals'':

References

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