Peter Nørklit
| Peter Nørklit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Peter Nørklit Larsen | ||
| Born |
13 February 1971 (age 55) Glostrup, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | HØJ (GK Coach) | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–1998 | Virum-Sorgenfri HK | ||
1998–2000 | Portland San Antonio | ||
2000–2003 | BM Altea | ||
2003–2010 | FCK Håndbold | ||
2010 | AG København | ||
2010–2014 | Nordsjælland Håndbold | ||
2014–2019 | HØJ Håndbold | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–2006 | Denmark | 131 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
2019– | HØJ Håndbold (GK) | ||
2022– | Denmark women's youth (GK) | ||
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 28 December 2024[1] | |||
Peter Nørklit (born 13 February 1971) is a Danish former handballer and current handball coach.
Career
He played for the Spanish clubs Portland San Antonio and BM Altea, and Danish sides FCK Håndbold, Nordsjælland Håndbold and HØJ Håndbold. In 2008 he won the Danish Championship with FC Copenhagen.[2] In 1998-99 he won the Spanish Cup with Portland San Antonio and the year after he won the 1999-2000 EHF Cup Winners' Cup.
During the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s, Nørklit was the first choice as goalkeeper of the Danish national handball team playing 131 national team matches.[1][3] He was then replaced by Kasper Hvidt.
He retired in 2019 at the age of 48, after 5 seasons at HØJ Håndbold. Afterwards he continued as a coach at the club.[1]
In 2022 he became the goalkeeping coach for the Danish Women's Youth Teams.[4]
In an addition to handball, he has worked as a high school teacher in Gentofte, teaching math and sports.[5]
Private life
He is the father of fellow handball player Andrea Nørklit Jørgensen.[6] His niece, Sarah Nørklit, is also a handball goalkeeper for HØJ Elite.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Peter Nørklit stopper lang og flot håndboldkarriere i HØJ: Nu bliver han i stedet træner i klubben" (in Danish). SjællandskeNyheder. 6 March 2019.
- ^ Jonas Sauermilch (11 February 2017). "De satsede og fejlede: Håndbold-projekternes store kirkegård". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ Dansk Håndbold Profile
- ^ "DHF er helt tryg ved Nørklit-ansættelse" (in Danish). ubold. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ^ "Efter karrieren: Peter Nørklit" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Kan du huske dem: Landsholds-koryfæernes børn er trukket i GOG-gult" (in Danish). Fyns Amts Avis. 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Ny HØJ-keeper er ud af en vild håndboldfamilie: - Min far og onkel har fortalt om nogle drabelige opgør mod hinanden" (in Danish). Sjællandske Nyheder. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.