Magnus Abelvik Rød

Magnus Abelvik Rød (born 7 July 1997 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian handball player for OTP Bank-Pick Szeged and the Norwegian national team.^[1][2][3]

Magnus Abelvik Rød
Personal information
Born	(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 28) Oslo, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
Number	77
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2013–2017	Bækkelagets SK
2017–2023	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2023–2024	Kolstad Håndball
2024–	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	Norway	100	(246)
Medal record World Championship 2017 France 2019 Germany/Denmark European Championship 2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway

Career

Rød Started his career at Bækkelagets SK. In December 2016 he signed a contract with German team SG Flensburg-Handewitt on a three year deal.^[4] He extended his contract in 2018 until 2022 and again in 2019 until 2023.^[5][6]

With the club he won the German Handball-Bundesliga in 2018 and 2019.

Rød missed almost the entire 2021–22 season through injury.

In 2023 he moved back to Norway to join Kolstad Håndball.^[7]

A year later he joined Hungarian OTP Bank-Pick Szeged.^[8]

National Team

Rød debuted for the Norwegian national team in June 2016.

He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship and the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship, where he won silver medals both times.^[9] and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[10]

At the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship he won bronze medals with the Norwegian team.

Honours

• Handball-Bundesliga:
  •  Gold: 2018, 2019
• DHB-Supercup:
  •  Gold: 2019
• Norwegian League:
  •  Gold 2023/24
• Norwegian Cup:
  •  Gold 2023/24
• Norwegian League Playoffs
  •  Gold 2023/24
• Magyar Kupa
  •  Gold 2024/25

Individual awards

• Handball-planet: Young World Handball Player of the Year: 2019^[11]