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.
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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
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