Katja Nyberg

Quick Facts

Full Name	Katja Nyberg
Occupation	Handball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 24, 1979(1979-08-24)
Age	45
Birthplace	Stockholm
Country	Sweden
Birth City	Stockholm County
Horoscope	Leo

Katja Nyberg Biography

Katja Nyberg is one of the most popular and richest Handball Player who was born on August 24, 1979 in Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden. Katja Johanna Alice Nyberg (born on August 24, 1979) is native Norwegian handball player who is who is currently retired. She played in 99 games , scoring 321 goals and representing Norway’s Norwegian national team throughout her playing career. As part of the Norwegian team, she won an Olympic gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the silver medal during the 2007 World Women’s Handball Championship in France and two gold medals as well as a silver award in the European Championships.

In her seven seasons with Larvik, Nyberg achieved great success. Nyberg was named player of the year for Larvik in the Norwegian league both in the year 2001 as well as 2005. She also took home the Cup Winners Cup in 2004/05, and made it to the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2001/02 and 2003/04. When she quit her club in 2003, she achieved an average score of 6.65 goals per game, with 765 goals scored in more than 115 matches.

Nyberg missed the 2005 World Championship due to the shoulder injury she suffered in Ljubljana, but she was with the team two years later when Norway won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championship in France. She was also voted Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Apart from this individual recognition, one of her biggest achievements with the national team to date was winning the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

In 2005, Nyberg signed a one-year contract with Slovenian champion Krim Ljubljana. However, her season in Ljubljana was prematurely ended in October of that year when she suffered a serious shoulder injury. It required surgery and kept her away from the handball court for nine months. By that time, her relationship with Gro Hammerseng had already become public and both had expressed their desire to play for the same club. They received offers from other clubs, but ultimately chose Ikast, where Hammerseng was already playing. Nyberg lived in Denmark and played for FC Midtjylland Håndbold for 4 years (2006–2010). On 17 February 2010, she signed a two-year contract with her former club Larvik HK and has played for them since the 2010/11 season.

Katja Nyberg was granted Norwegian citizenship on January 16th, 2001. She made her debut for Norway’s national team on the 23rd of March 2001 in a friendly match against France. Nyberg was not permitted to represent Norway in official competitions until 2002, as she had played in Norway’s 1999 Junior World Championship qualification for Finland.

Katja Nyberg Net Worth

Katja Nyberg is one of the richest Handball Player from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Katja Nyberg 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nyberg was a player for Sparta until she turned 18. Since her handball skills played in Finland was not enough competitive so she decided to pursue a career in the United States. She first relocated from Finland to Sweden where she was a player with Stockholmspolisens IF for one season (1997-1998) Then she signed an agreement with Norwegian team Larvik HK and played there for seven months (1998-2005).

Nyberg played in a total of three21 times and played in 99 matches for Norway between 2001 and 2008.

Her first major competition as a Norwegian player was the 2002 European Championship where Norway received a silver medal. She then received a gold medal at the 2004 and 2006 European Championships.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Katja Ranked on the list of most popular Handball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Katja Nyberg celebrates birthday on August 24 of every year.

Top Facts about Katja Nyberg

1. Katja Nyberg is a retired Norwegian handball player.
2. She was born on May 4, 1979 in Oslo, Norway.
3. Nyberg played for the Norwegian national team from 1998-2012.
4. She won two Olympic gold medals with Norway in 2008 and 2012.
5. Nyberg also won three World Championship titles with Norway in 1999, 2011, and 2015.
6. In addition to her international success, she played professionally for several clubs including Larvik HK and Viborg HK.
7. Nyberg was known for her strong defensive skills as a left back player.
8. She retired from professional handball in 2015 at the age of 36.
9. After retiring, she became a commentator for TV2 Sporten in Norway.
10. Nyberg has been married to former Norwegian handball player Frode Hagen since 2006 and they have two children together.