Kjetil Strand | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Kjetil Øvrelid Strand | ||
Born |
Stavanger, Norway | 2 October 1979||
Nationality | Norwegian | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Mid Back | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
-2003 | Stavanger Håndball | ||
2003-2004 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
2004-2006 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold | ||
2006-2007 | AaB Håndbold | ||
2007-2010 | Füchse Berlin | ||
2010-2013 | Stavanger Håndball | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2013 | Norway | 102 | (473) |
Kjetil Øvrelid Strand (born 2 October 1979) is a Norwegian former handball player. Strand played for Bjerringbro Silkeborg in Denmark before the 2006 European Championship. Afterwards he signed a contract with Aab Håndbold.
On 2 February 2006 he scored 19 goals, a Norwegian record,[1] in a Main Group Stage game against Iceland in the European Championship. Strand also holds the record for number of goals scored in a single season in the Norwegian league: 281.[2] He set the record while playing for Stavanger Håndball in 2002/2003 season. In 2003 he was awarded Player of the year in Norwegian handball.[3]