Merete Møller

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Merete Møller
Personal information
Born (1978-05-07) 7 May 1978 (age 46)
Sønderborg, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Playmaker
Youth career
Years Team
1994-1996
Randers HK
Senior clubs
Years Team
1996-1997
Vorup FB
1997-1999
Randers HK
1999-2001
Larvik HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997-2000
Denmark 37 (91)
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Germany Team competition

Merete Møller (born 7 May 1978 in Sønderborg) is a former Danish handball player and World champion. She was part of the team that won the 1997 World Championship.

In the 1998/1999 she won the Player of the year award in the Danish league. The following summer in 1999 she signed with Norwegian club Larvik HK. Here she won both the Norwegian league and the Norwegian cup.[1] She retired aged only 23 after strugling with knee injuries and being released by her club Larvik HK when her contract expired in 2001.[2]

Today she is an assistant professor at University of Southern Denmark in sports science.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Pletanek, Vaclav (5 March 2000). "Larviks gladeste gulljente". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Merete Møller opgiver håndbolden". Politiken (in Danish). 25 June 2001.
  3. ^ "Merete Møller". University of Southern Denmark.
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