André Jørgensen
| André Jørgensen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | André Marius Jørgensen Hofstøl | ||
| Born | April 9, 1979 | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | ØIF Arendal | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
-2000 | Kristiansands IF | ||
2000-2003 | Runar Sandefjord | ||
2003-2006 | Bidasoa Irún | ||
2003-2006 | AaB Håndbold | ||
2009-2010 | GOG Svendborg TGI | ||
2010-2015 | ØIF Arendal | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001- | Norway | 117 | (266) |
| Teams managed | |||
2021-2022 | ØIF Arendal | ||
André Marius Jørgensen Hofstøl (born April 9, 1979) is a Norwegian handball coach and former player. He is considered a club legend at ØIF Arendal, where his number is retired.[1]
Career
He started playing handball at ØIF Arendal. In 2000 he joined Norwegian top club Runar Sandefjord, where he won the 2001 Norwegian Cup. In April 2006 he joined Spanish team CD Bidasoa.
In 2006 he joined Danish team AaB Håndbold.[2] In 2009 he joined league rivals GOG Håndbold. When the club went bankrupt in 2010 he was released of his contract, and returned to his childhood club ØIF Arendal.[3] Here he won the Norwegian Cup for a second time in 2014. This was the first time the club won the trophy.[4] He retired after the 2014-15 season, and the club decided to retire his shirt number.[1]
Jørgensen was a regular member of the Norwegian national handball team, having made more than 100 appearances during his career.
From 2021 to 2022 he was the coach at ØIF Arendal, where he also played.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Freder nummeret til ØIF-legenden". fvn.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "André Jørgesen til dansk håndball" (in Norwegian). Adressa. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
- ^ sb.no: André Jørgensen til ØIF Arendal
- ^ "Norwegen: Arendal zum ersten Mal Pokalsieger" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "André Jørgensen Hofstøl blir ny hovedtrener i ØIF Arendal!" (in Norwegian). topphandball.no. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "HOFSTØL: – Nå er min tid i ØIF Arendal over". oifarendal.no (in Norwegian). ØIF Arendal. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
External links
- André Jørgensen at the European Handball Federation
- André Jørgensen at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
- Player info at aabsport.dk at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 September 2011)