Michael V. Knudsen

Michael Vestergaard Knudsen (born 4 September 1978) is a Danish former team handball player. He is a European Champion, having won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team.^[3] He received a bronze medal at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship, where he was voted into the All-star-team (as Pivot). In 2011 he won a silver medal at the world championships, with Denmark losing to France in what was described as "the most thrilling World Championships final since decades".^[4][5]

Michael V. Knudsen
Personal information
Full name	Michael Vestergaard Knudsen
Born	(1978-09-04) 4 September 1978 (age 47) Hobro, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Number	77
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1997–2002	Viborg HK
2002–2004	Skjern Håndbold
2004–2005	Viborg HK
2005–2014	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2014–2020	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2014	Denmark	244[1]	(797)
Medal record World Championship 2011 Sweden Team 2007 Germany Team European Championship 2008 Norway Team 2014 Denmark Team 2006 Switzerland Team 2004 Slovenia Team 2002 Sweden Team Junior World Championship 1999 Qatar[2] Team

At the 2006 European Men's Handball Championship he was number three on the top scoring list, and the Danish team received bronze medals, as they did in 2002 and 2004. Knudsen currently plays for Danish side Bjerringbro-Silkeborg. In 2014, he was part of the Danish team that won the silver medal at the European Championship.

At Olympic level, he has represented Denmark at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.^[6]

He retired from Professional handball in 2021 during the corona pandemic. Today he works as sporting director at his former club Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.^[7]

Honours

Club

• Danish Championship:
  •  Gold: 2016

International

• World championship:
  •  Silver: 2011
  •  Bronze: 2007
• European championship:
  •  Gold: 2008
  •  Silver: 2014
  •  Bronze: 2002, 2004. 2006

Individual awards

• All-Star Pivot of the World Championship: 2007
• Danish Handball Cup MVP 2000, 2003^[8]