Lærke Møller
| Lærke Møller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Møller in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
14 January 1989 Aalborg, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| HK Star | |||
| Visse IF | |||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2005–2009 | Aalborg DH | ||
2009–2014 | FCM Håndbold | ||
2014–2016 | Team Tvis Holstebro | ||
2016–2018 | Team Esbjerg | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2015 | Denmark | 51[1] | (139) |
Lærke Møller (born 14 January 1989)[2] is a former Danish handball player, who last played for the club Team Esbjerg and for the Danish women's national handball team.
She has worked as a handball expert on the Danish tv-channel TV 2.[3]
Career
[edit]Lærke Møller started playing at a hometown club HK Star at age 7. During childhood she also played for Visse IF, before joining Aalborg DH. At the age of 16 she debuted for the senior team in a Champion League match.[3] Shortly after she signed her first profesional contract.[3] She was a part of the Aalborg league team until she was 20, where she switched to FC Midtjylland Håndbold. Here she won two Danish championships in 2011 and 2013[3] and the Danish cup in 2012.
After 5 years she joined league rivals TTH Holstebro.[3] After 2 seasons she joined Team Esbjerg. She retired in 2018 after two years at Team Esbjerg, but without ever playing a match for them due to injuries.[3][4]
Lærke Møller debuted for the Danish national team in 2007, aged 18.[3] At the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship she was the Danish top scorer at the tournament with 28 goals, and was widely praised as the best performing dane in the Danish press.[5]
She missed the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship due to a torn achilles tendon at training the day before the start of the tournament. She also missed the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship due to a shoulder injury.
At the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship she reached the third place playoff with the Danish team, where they lost to Romania and thus finished fourth.[6]
Private life
[edit]She is in a relationship with the Danish football player Thomas Enevoldsen, with whom she has a child.[3]
Achievements
[edit]- Damehåndboldligaen:
- Winner: 2011, 2013
- Silver Medalist: 2009, 2014
- Bronze Medalist: 2006, 2007, 2012
- DHF Landspokalturneringen:
- Winner: 2012
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 2011
- Semifinalist: 2013
References
[edit]- ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Lærke Møller". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Lærke Møller" (in Danish). Europamester.dk. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Efter år med skader: Lærke Møller stopper karrieren" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Sådan klarede de sig ved EM" (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018.
- ^ "9th Women's European Handball Championship, Euro 2010, Bronze Medal Match. DEN 15-16 ROU" (PDF). European Handball Federation. 19 December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
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