| Glenn Solberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Solberg with Sweden at the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
18 February 1972 Drammen, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club |
Sweden (manager) Fjellhammer IL (assistant coach) | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1983–1992 | Reistadt IL | ||
1992–1997 | Drammen HK | ||
1997–2002 | HSG Nordhorn | ||
2002–2004 | FC Barcelona | ||
2004–2006 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
2006–2010 | Drammen HK | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–2008 | Norway | 122 | (250) |
| Teams managed | |||
2014–2016 | Norway (assistant coach) | ||
2015–2019 | St. Hallvard HK | ||
2020– | Sweden | ||
2023– | Fjellhammer IL (assistant coach) | ||
Medal record | |||
Glenn Solberg (born 18 February 1972) is a Norwegian handball coach and former player who is currently the coach of the Swedish national team and the assistant coach of Fjellhammer IL. Solberg won fourteen titles during his career playing for clubs in Norway, Germany and Spain. He was capped 122 times and scored 250 goals for the Norwegian national team.[1]
As a coach, Solberg won the 2022 European Championship, placed second at the 2021 World Championship and finished third at the 2024 European Championship with the Swedish national team.[2][3]
- ^ "Totaloversikt for Solberg, Glenn". handballold.nif.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ NRK (2 October 2023). "Glenn Solberg forlenger Sverige-kontrakten med to år" [Glenn Solberg extends the Sweden contract by two years]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Herrebrøden, Øyvind; Schjesvold, Fredrik; Stenersen, Steffen (28 January 2024). "Glenn Solberg ledet Sverige til bronse i EM – tar laget til Ulsteinvik" [Glenn Solberg led Sweden to bronze at the European Championships – takes the team to Ulsteinvik]. VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2024.