Sander Sagosen (born 14 September 1995) is a Norwegian professional

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

Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Handball () is a professional handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsorship rea ...

and the Norwegian national team. At club level, he has won major titles in four countries, including league championships in Norway, Denmark, France and Germany. With the national team, Sagosen placed second at the

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and

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, and finished third at the 2020 European Championship. Sagosen was included on the All-Star team for five consecutive major international competitions as either best centre back or left back.

Club career

Sagosen started his professional career at

Kolstad Håndball Kolstad Håndball is a Norwegian professional handball club based in Trondheim, that compete in top division of Norwegian handball, the REMA 1000-ligaen (men's handball), REMA 1000-ligaen. Their home grounds is the Kolstad Arena and Trondheim Spek ...

in 2012. The following year, he moved to Haslum Håndballklubb. Sagosen joined Danish club

on a three-year contract in 2014. He won the Danish League with the club in 2017. Sagosen has described this period as the best years in his career. Sagosen moved to French club

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain () or simply PSG, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris. They compete in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top d ...

that same year. Here he won the French championship three years in a row and the French cup as well in 2018. In 2020, he joined German side

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. He won the

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with the club in 2020. Due to the

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, the final and semifinal matches were delayed and played in December 2020. Sagosen scored seven goals in the final against

FC Barcelona Handbol Futbol Club Barcelona Handbol is a professional Spanish handball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It is a part of the FC Barcelona multi sports club, and was founded on 29 November 1942. The club competes domestically in the Liga ASOBAL and ...

. In 2023, Sagosen returned to Norwegian handball and signed for

. He played there until February 2025. Sagosen was signed in an ambition to reach the EHF Champions League.I His time there was however a mixed bag. when he signed for Danish side

on a four and half year contract. He said he wanted to come to Aalborg to be able to focus more on handball. Just three days after signing for Aalborg, he won the

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, beating Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the final. Later the same season he won the Danish championship.

International career

Sagosen made his debut for the Norwegian national team in 2013 against Croatia during the Bring Cup. His first major international tournament was the 2014 European Championship in Denmark. At the 2016 European Championship, Norway placed fourth and Sagosen was awarded a spot on the All-Star team of the tournament as best centre back. He was featured on the All-Star team as best left back for the 2017 World Championship, where Norway finished second. Sagosen and the national team placed seventh at the 2018 European Championship, where the former was again voted best centre back. At the 2019 World Championship, Norway finished second and Sagosen was included on the All-Star team as best left back for a second time. Norway placed third at the 2020 European Championship, where Sagosen was the top scorer with 65 goals and included on the All-Star team for a fifth consecutive major international tournament.

Personal life

Sagosen is married to former fellow handballer Hanna Oftedal Sagosen. Their first child, Noah, was born on 13 July 2023.

Major tournament statistics

Honours

Club

* Norwegian Championship: **: 2014, 2023 * Danish Championship: **:

**: 2025 * French Championship: **:

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, 2020 * French Cup: **: 2018 * French League Cup: **: 2018, 2019 *French Super Cup: **: 2019 *

: **:

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* German Championship: **:

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* German Super Cup: **: 2021, 2022, 2023 *

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: **:

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* Norwegian Cup: **: 2023

International

: **:

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: ** :

Individual

*All-Star Left back of the World Championship:

*All-Star Left back of the European Championship:

*All-Star Centre back of the European Championship:

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*Top scorer of the European Championship:

(65 goals) *All-Star Left Back of the EHF Champions League:

*All-Star Centre Back of the EHF Champions League:

*Top Goalscorer of the

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References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sagosen, Sander 1995 births Living people Norwegian male handball players 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Kolstad Håndball players Aalborg Håndbold players Norwegian expatriate handball players in Germany Handball players from Trondheim Handball-Bundesliga players THW Kiel players Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Norway Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Norwegian expatriate handball players in Denmark Norwegian expatriate handball players in France Paris Saint-Germain Handball players