Nikolaj Jacobsen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nikolaj Jacobsen
Occupation	Handball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 22, 1971(1971-11-22)
Age	53
Birthplace	Viborg
Country	Denmark
Birth City	Central Denmark Region
Horoscope	Scorpio

Nikolaj Jacobsen Biography

Nikolaj Jacobsen is one of the most popular and richest Handball Player who was born on November 22, 1971 in Viborg, Central Denmark Region, Denmark. Nikolaj Bredahl Jacobsen (born 22 November 1971) is a Danish handball coach as well as a former player.

On the 27th of September, 1998 Jacobsen broke the record of the most goals scored in a game with Denmark. Denmark national team. He did this when Jacobsen recorded 15 goals in a match against Greece the national team in handball in a qualifying game for 1999’s World Handball Championship. Denmark took the win 33-20. A previous mark of 14 goals scored in the same game was established by Flemming Hansen in 1971 and was surpassed by left-winger Lars Christiansen in another game against Greece just four days prior to the time Jacobsen beat the record. Jacobsen was recognized as the Denmark Handball Player of the year in 1999. He was picked to his 1999 and 2000 Bundesliga All- Star Team.

In 2007, Jacobsen moved to rival Danish Handball League club Bjerringbro- Silkeborg Voel (BSV), to fill the role of assistant coach to Danish head coach Carsten Albrektsen. Jacobsen did also play a few games for BSV, scoring six goals in nine league matches. BSV finished runners-up twice and in third place once, in the five seasons Jacobsen spent with the club. During his time at BSV, Jacobsen clashed with management over coaching principles, and even considered ending his coaching career.

Nikolaj Jacobsen moved to Viborg HK in the Danish Handball League; the club of his birth town of Viborg. While at Viborg HK, Jacobsen undertook a teacher education, and coached handball at Viborg HK’s sports college. At Viborg HK, Jacobsen played under Danish head coach Ulrik Wilbek. When Wilbek left to coach the Denmark national handball team, Jacobsen became assistant coach to new head coach Søren Hildebrand, while still maintaining his active career. Jacobsen scored 71 goals in 28 league games for Viborg during his time at the club, but focused increasingly on his role as assistant coach. In Jacobsen’s time at Viborg, the club finished runners-up in the 2007 Danish Handball League, and reached two Danish Cup finals.

In 1997 at the age 26 years old, Jacobsen made the move into the German Handball-Bundesliga club TSV Bayer Dormagen. Jacobsen scored the number of goals with 189 in 28 Bundesliga games during the 1998 season. However, Bayer Dormagen finished in 14th in the table, but were exiled. But, Jacobsen had caught the attention of the current Bundesliga champions THW Kiel and, following one year with Bayer Dormagen, he moved to Kiel.

Nikolaj Jacobsen Net Worth

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

Playing in handball for youth for GOG Handbold, Nikolaj Jacobsen made his debut for the club in the year 1990 at the age 18. In GOG, Jacobsen played both the left wingman and centre backcourt. Jacobsen was known as an extremely skilled player skilled at scoring goals with a numerous shots. In his sophomore years, Jacobsen made his debut in the senior Denmark national handball team under the direction of national Coach Anders Dahl Nielsen. Under the guidance of coach Bent Nyegaard, Jacobsen and GOG took home their first title in 1992, the Danish Handball League, and the following year, Jacobsen was named Danish Handball Player of the Year. Jacobsen was instrumental in helping GOG to win both the 1995 and 1996 Danish Handball Leagues as well as became the top goalscorer in during the Danish 1997 season, scoring the score of 205 goals.

In his professional life, Jacobsen predominantly played as an wingman on the left who was most often associated with Danish teams GOG Handbold and German team THW Kiel. He was the winner of three Danish Handball League championships with GOG and THW Kiel, in addition to three Handball-Bundesliga championships, and the two European EHF Cup titles with Kiel. Jacobsen was a part of of 148 matches and recorded 584 goal with the Denmark national team in handball from the year 1991 until 2003. He was awarded the in 1993 as well as 1999 Danish Handball Player of the Year.

In the opening game of the 2001–02 Bundesliga season, Jacobsen injured his knee when he collided with the goalkeeper of opposing team SG Wallau/Massenheim. The injury became a recurring problem, and the following three seasons, Jacobsen played only 72 games, scoring 331 goals for Kiel. He still helped the club win another Bundesliga championship, as well as two international EHF Cup titles. The injury also meant, that Jacobsen was absent from the Denmark team which won bronze medals at the 2002 European Championship. Unable to fully recover from his injury, Jacobsen left Kiel in 2004 and moved back to Denmark to become player-coach.

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Nikolaj Ranked on the list of most popular Handball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Nikolaj Jacobsen celebrates birthday on November 22 of every year.