Roger Kjendalen (born 6 June 1965) is a Norwegian

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. He played 242 matches and scored 930 goals for the

Norway men's national handball team The Norway men's national handball team represents Norway at international handball competitions, and is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund (NHF). As of 2024, Norway has been in two finals and won three medals. Honours In 2016, they w ...

between 1985 and 1998. He participated at the

1993 World Men's Handball Championship The 1993 World Men's Handball Championship was the 13th handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden 10–20 March. Russia men's national handball team, Russia won the championship. Qualification Teams *Note: Although the Czech Republic ...

. While playing for

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 formin ...

, he won the

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...

with the club in 1997. Kjendalen was awarded the

Håndballstatuetten Håndballstatuetten is a Norwegian Handball award given to Norwegian players who has represented the Norwegian national team. The awardee must have played at least 200 matches and played at least 60% of matches in a 6-year period. It is awarded a ...

trophy from the

Norwegian Handball Federation The Norwegian Handball Federation (, NHF) is the national handball association in Norway. The Norwegian Handball Federation was founded in 1937, and is a member of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF) ...

in 2011.

References

1965 births Living people Norwegian male handball players SG Flensburg-Handewitt players Norwegian expatriate handball players in Germany Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate handball players in Switzerland Norwegian handball coaches 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-handball-bio-stub