# Bo Spellerberg > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bo_Spellerberg > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bo_Spellerberg.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Spellerberg > Source revision: 1344321336 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Danish handball player and coach (born 1979)}} {{Use dmy dates |date=December 2023}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Bo Spellerberg | image = Bo_Spellerberg_2.jpg | fullname = Bo Dybdal Spellerberg | nationality = Danish | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|7|24|df=y}} | birth_place = [Gladsaxe](/source/Gladsaxe_Municipality), Denmark | height = {{height|m=1.92|precision=0}} | position = Manager | currentclub = [København Håndbold](/source/K%C3%B8benhavn_H%C3%A5ndbold) | clubnumber = | years1 = 1997–2002 | clubs1 = [FIF](/source/Frederiksberg_IF) | years2 = 2002–2012 | clubs2 = [KIF Kolding](/source/KIF_Kolding) | years3 = 2008 | clubs3 = → [CB Cantabria](/source/CB_Cantabria) (loan) | years4 = 2012–2018 | clubs4 = [KIF Kolding København](/source/KIF_Kolding) | years5 = 2018–2020 | clubs5 = [TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen](/source/TSV_St._Otmar_St._Gallen) | years6 = 2020–2023 | clubs6 = [HØJ Elite](/source/H%C3%98J_Elite_(men's_handball)) | nationalyears1 = 2000–2023 | nationalteam1 = [Denmark](/source/Denmark_men's_national_handball_team) | nationalcaps1 = 245 | nationalgoals1 = 332 | manageryears1 = 2018–2020 | managerclubs1 = [TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen](/source/TSV_St._Otmar_St._Gallen) | manageryears2 = 2020–2023 | managerclubs2 = [HØJ Elite](/source/H%C3%98J_Elite_(men's_handball)) (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2023– | managerclubs3 = [København Håndbold](/source/K%C3%B8benhavn_H%C3%A5ndbold) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [Handball](/source/Handball)}} {{MedalCompetition|[World Championship](/source/IHF_World_Men's_Handball_Championship)}} {{MedalSilver|[2011 Sweden](/source/2011_World_Men's_Handball_Championship)|Team}} {{MedalSilver|[2013 Spain](/source/2013_World_Men's_Handball_Championship)|Team}} {{MedalBronze|[2007 Germany](/source/2007_World_Men's_Handball_Championship)|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|[European Championship](/source/European_Men's_Handball_Championship)}} {{MedalGold|[2008 Norway](/source/2008_European_Men's_Handball_Championship)|Team}} {{MedalGold|[2012 Serbia](/source/2012_European_Men's_Handball_Championship)|Team}} {{MedalSilver|[2014 Denmark](/source/2014_European_Men's_Handball_Championship)|Team}} {{MedalBronze|[2002 Sweden](/source/2002_European_Men's_Handball_Championship)|Team}} {{MedalBronze|[2006 Switzerland](/source/2006_European_Men's_Handball_Championship)|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|[Junior World Championship](/source/IHF_Men's_Junior_World_Championship)}} {{MedalGold|1999 Qatar{{cite web |url=https://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenJuniorWorldCh/1999_QAT.pdf|title= 1999 IHF Men's Junior World Championship|publisher=[IHF](/source/International_Handball_Federation)|accessdate=5 September 2005}} |Team}} }} '''Bo Spellerberg''' (born 24 July 1979) is a Danish former [handball](/source/handball) player and current manager of [København Håndbold](/source/K%C3%B8benhavn_H%C3%A5ndbold) in the [Danish Women's Handball League](/source/Danish_Women's_Handball_League).{{cite news|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/handbold/ECE16652633/bo-spellerberg-bliver-cheftraener-for-koebenhavn-haandbold/|publisher=Jyllandsposten|date=1 December 2023|access-date=5 March 2025|title=Bo Spellerberg bliver cheftræner for København Håndbold|work=Ritzau|language=da}} He is a two-time [European Champion](/source/European_Men's_Handball_Championship) with the [Danish national team](/source/Denmark_men's_national_handball_team), after winning both the [2008](/source/2008_European_Men's_Handball_Championship) and [2012](/source/2012_European_Men's_Handball_Championship) championships in [Norway](/source/Norway) and [Serbia](/source/Serbia).[http://www.ehf-euro.com/mens-euro-2008/teams/group-b/denmark.html "Denmark"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129062414/http://www.ehf-euro.com/mens-euro-2008/teams/group-b/denmark.html |date=29 January 2008}} – ''European Handbal Federation (2008)'' (Retrieved on 31 January 2008) In 2011, he also won silver medal at the [World Championships](/source/2011_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) in Sweden. He emulated this achievement at the [2013 World Championships](/source/2013_World_Men's_Handball_Championship) in Spain. ==Career== Bo Spellerberg started his career with [FIF](/source/Frederiksberg_IF). In 2002 he joined [KIF Kolding](/source/KIF_Kolding), where he played until 2018, only interrupted by a short loan in 2008 to Spanish club to [CB Cantabria](/source/CB_Cantabria), along with [Gábor Császár](/source/G%C3%A1bor_Cs%C3%A1sz%C3%A1r) who played in [Viborg HK](/source/Viborg_HK) at the time. The two players were brought in to help the team survive in [Liga ASOBAL](/source/Liga_ASOBAL), during remaining three matches in the 2007–2008 season. [CB Cantabria](/source/CB_Cantabria) ended the season in 14th place, which meant they survived relegation thanks to a last minute goal from Bo Spellerberg against [Ademar León](/source/Club_Balonmano_Ademar_Le%C3%B3n).{{cite web |url = http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/20080514/deportes/mas-deporte/teka-queda-asobal-ultimo-200805142209.html |title = El Teka se queda en la Asobal en el último minuto |publisher = El Diario Montañés |date = 14 May 2008 |access-date = 30 January 2013 |language=es }} The club was however dissolved after the season.{{cite web|access-date=29 December 2010 |date=5 August 2008 |publisher=El Diario Montañés |title=El Balonmano Cantabria queda fuera de la División de Honor B |url=http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/20080805/deportes/mas-deporte/balonmano-cantabria-queda-fuera-200808051544.html}} With Kolding he won the Danish Championship 6 times and was selected as Danish player of the year in 2006 and 2013.{{cite web |url=https://tophaandbold.dk/klubservice/kaaringer/aarets-mandlige-haandboldspiller |title=Årets Mandlige Håndboldspiller |publisher=tophaandbold.dk |access-date=2024-01-03|language=da}} In the [2015-16](/source/2015-16_H%C3%A5ndboldligaen) season he became the player with the most matches played for the club, taking the record for [Boris Schnuchel](/source/Boris_Schnuchel).{{cite web|url=https://kif.dk/hall-of-fame/|publisher=Kolding IF|title=Hall of Fame - Bo Spellerberg|access-date=19 March 2026|language=da}} From 2018 to 2020 he was the [player-coach](/source/player-coach) at Swiss club [TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen](/source/TSV_St._Otmar_St._Gallen).{{cite web|url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-16-106096.html |publisher=handball-world.news|title=Bo Spellerberg wird Spielertrainer|access-date=17 July 2018|language=de}} From 2020 to 2023 he was the player-assistant coach for the Danish [1st Division](/source/Danish_1st_Division_(handball)) team [HØJ Elite](/source/H%C3%98J_Elite).{{cite web|url=https://hojelitehaandbold.dk/hoej-elitehaandbold-afgiver-bo-spellerberg-til-oenskejob/|publisher=[HØJ Elite](/source/H%C3%98J_Elite)|title=HØJ Elitehåndbold afgiver Bo Spellerberg til ønskejob|access-date=5 March 2025|language=da}} He left the club in November 2023 to become the head coach at first league team [København Håndbold](/source/K%C3%B8benhavn_H%C3%A5ndbold). ===National team=== He debuted for the Danish national team in 2000.{{cite web|url=https://danskhaandbold.dk/statistik/spillere/544012|publisher=Dansk Håndbold|title=Bo Spellerberg|access-date=5 March 2025}} His first major international tournament was the [2002 European Championship](/source/2002_European_Men's_Handball_Championship). In 2008 he won European gold medals with the Danish team, beating [Croatia](/source/Croatia_men's_national_handball_team) in the final. This was the first time Denmark won a major international tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/herrelandsholdet/historisk-em-guld-til-danmark|publisher=[Danmarks Radio](/source/Danmarks_Radio)|title=Historisk EM-guld til Danmark|date=27 January 2008|access-date=5 March 2025|author=Jens Gjesse Hansen|language=da}} In 2012 he won another gold medal at the [2012 European Championship in Serbia](/source/2012_European_Men's_Handball_Championship).{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2012-01-29-miraklet-er-fuldendt-dansk-emguld|publisher=[TV2 Danmark](/source/TV2_Danmark)|website=sport.tv2.dk|date=29 January 2012|access-date=5 March 2025|author=Lars Bruun-Mortensen|title=Miraklet er fuldendt: Dansk EM-guld|language=da}} In total he played 245 national team matches, scoring 332 goals. ==References== {{commonscat|Bo Spellerberg}} {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{sports links}} {{Navboxes |title=Denmark squads | bg = #e11b22 | fg = white | bordercolor= white |list1= {{Denmark squad 2008 European Men's Handball Championship}} {{Denmark squad 2009 World Men's Handball Championship}} {{Denmark squad 2010 European Men's Handball Championship}} {{Denmark squad 2011 World Men's Handball Championship}} {{Denmark squad 2012 European Men's Handball Championship}} {{Denmark handball squad 2012 Summer Olympics}} {{Denmark squad 2014 European Men's Handball Championship}} {{Denmark squad 2015 World Men's Handball Championship}} }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Spellerberg, Bo}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Danish male handball players Category:Danish handball coaches Category:Olympic handball players for Denmark Category:Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:KIF Kolding players Category:Sportspeople from Gladsaxe Municipality Category:Handball players from the Capital Region of Denmark Category:Danish expatriate handball players in Spain Category:Expatriate handball players in Switzerland Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bo Spellerberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Spellerberg) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Spellerberg?action=history)). 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