{{short description|Danish handball player (born 1981)}} {{For|Swedish ice hockey player|Hans Lindberg (ice hockey)}} {{Use dmy dates |date=December 2023}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Hans Lindberg | fullname = Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson | image = Hans Lindberg 05.jpg | image_size = 220 | caption = Lindberg with HSV Hamburg in 2008 | nationality = Danish | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|8|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Høje-Taastrup, Denmark | height = 1.88 m | position = Right wing | currentclub = HØJ Elite | clubnumber = 18 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Høj Ølstykke | years1 = 1999–2005 | clubs1 = Team Helsinge | years2 = 2005–2007 | clubs2 = Viborg HK | years3 = 2007–2016 | clubs3 = HSV Hamburg | years4 = 2016–2024 | clubs4 = Füchse Berlin | years5 = 2024–2026 | clubs5 = HØJ Elite | nationalyears1 = 2003–2024 | nationalteam1 = Denmark | nationalcaps1 = 308 | nationalgoals1 = 809 | ntupdate = 29. January 2024 | medaltemplates = {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalGold|2024 Paris|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championship}} {{MedalGold|2019 Germany/Denmark|}} {{MedalGold|2023 Poland/Sweden|}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Sweden|}} {{MedalSilver|2013 Spain|}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championship}} {{MedalGold|2008 Norway|}} {{MedalGold|2012 Serbia|}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Denmark|}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Germany|}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Hungary/Slovakia|}} }} '''Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson''' (born 1 August 1981) is a former Danish former handball player of Icelandic descent<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/hans-lindberg-skipt-ut-ur-danska-hopnum|title = Hans Lindberg skipt út úr danska hópnum|date = 12 January 2019}}</ref> for HØJ Elite and for Danish national team.<ref>[http://www.eurohandball.com/player/509658 EHF profile]</ref> He has played the second most matches for the Danish national team,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haandbold info - Herre A-landsholdspillere - Rangliste landskampe |url=https://www.haslund.info/haandbold/10_herre/30_diverse_ranglister/rangliste_kampe.asp |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.haslund.info}}</ref> and measured in years he has the record for longest time on the national team ever<ref>{{Cite web |title=Håndbold info - Herre A-landsholdspillere - Længst fra debut til sidste |url=https://www.haslund.info/haandbold/10_herre/30_diverse_ranglister/debsid.asp |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.haslund.info}}</ref> as well as oldest player for the Danish team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haandbold info - Herre A-landsholdspillere - Ældst på landsholdet |url=https://www.haslund.info/haandbold/10_herre/30_diverse_ranglister/%C3%A6ldst.asp |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.haslund.info}}</ref> He is also the all time German Bundesliga top scorer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-1-151975.html |title=Neuer Rekordschütze der Handball Bundesliga: Hans Lindberg zieht an Kyung-Shin Yoon vorbei |publisher=handball-world.news |date=2023-02-20 |language=de |accessdate=2023-02-20}}</ref> Since his retirement in 2026, he has been the sporting director at HØJ Elite.<ref name=retirement />
He won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship and the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national team.<ref>[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'' (Retrieved on 31 January 2008)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/153/pdf/DEN.pdf|title=2015 World Championship Roster|publisher=IHF|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>
He is of Icelandic descent<ref name=iceland>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/hans-lindberg-skipt-ut-ur-danska-hopnum|title = Hans Lindberg skipt út úr danska hópnum|date = 12 January 2019|language=is}}</ref> as both of Lindberg's parents, Tómas Erling Lindberg and Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, are Icelandic. His parents played handball in Iceland with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar.<ref name=iceland /> He had Icelandic citizenship until he was 18. His paternal grandparents immigrated to Iceland from Suduroy on the Faroe Islands in the mid-1940s.<ref name=iceland2>{{cite web |url=http://www.visir.is/islendingurinn-i-danska-landslidinu/article/2010198426718|title= Íslendingurinn í danska landsliðinu |publisher=Vísir|access-date=24 January 2015|language=is}}</ref>
He is sometimes referred to as the Icelander on the Danish national team in Icelandic media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/hm_handbolta/2013/01/16/hans_ottar_lindberg_svolitid_serstakir_leikir/|title = Hans Óttar Lindberg: Svolítið sérstakir leikir}}</ref><ref name=iceland2/> He understands Icelandic in conversation but is unable or refuses to speak Icelandic when speaking to media.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1215567050778775552|user=thorkellg|title=@tomthordarson Ég tala alltaf við...|date=10 January 2020}}</ref>
==Career== Lindberg played primarily football as a kid, but later switched to handball.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.welt.de/welt_print/vermischtes/hamburg/article5365153/Lindberg-schweigt-und-trifft.html |publisher=welt.de|title=Lindberg schweigt und trifft|accessdate=3 November 2013|language=de}}</ref> He started playing handball at the club Høj Ølstykke. His professional career in Team Helsinge. In 2006, Team Helsinge merged with Hillerød HK, and is now Nordsjælland Håndbold.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1025225/ |publisher=mbl.is|title= Daníel til liðs við Team Helsinge|accessdate=3 November 2013|language=is}}</ref> Between 2005 and 2007 he played for Viborg HK In the 2006–07 season, he was the top scorer in the Danish league with 187 goals in 26 matches. Viborg reached the final of the Danish Championship, but lost to GOG Svendborg TGI.<ref>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313081254/http://www.dhf.dk/composite-1883.htmurl=http://www.dhf.dk/composite-1883.htm |url=http://www.dhf.dk/composite-1883.htm| archive-date=13 March 2009 |publisher=Danish Handball Federation| title=Slutspil herrer 2006/07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111181913/http://dhf.dk/composite-1886.htm |url=http://dhf.dk/composite-1886.htm |publisher=Danish Handball Federation| archive-date=2010-01-11 | title=Topscorere Tele2 Ligaen 2006/07}}</ref>
In 2007, he joined German club HSV Hamburg. It was reported in Danish media that THW Kiel was also interested in him, but it was denied by the club.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2007/01/16/670369.html |publisher=Hamburger Abendblatt |date=16 January 2007|title=Wir wollten Lindberg nicht|language=de|trans-title="We don't want Lindberg"}}</ref> With HSV, he won the DHB-Supercup in 2009. He won 2012–13 EHF Champions League with HSV Hamburg, becoming top scorer in the tournament.
Lindberg became the 2009–2010, 2012–2013, and 2021–2022 season's Bundesliga Best Goal Scorer.<ref>[http://www.toyota-handball-bundesliga.de/handball/statistik.php?menuid=581&menuid2=558&topmenu=532&liga=1&saison=10&bereich=3&tbl=1 "Bundesliga Season 09/10 Best Goal Scorer"] – ''Handball-Bundesliga'' (Retrieved on 11 November 2010)</ref>
From 2016 to 2024 he played for Füchse Berlin.
On 20 May 2023, Lindberg became the highest scoring player in Bundesliga history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-20 |title=2907: Målkongen Hans Lindberg skriver sit navn ud for vanvittig rekord |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/2906-maalkongen-hans-lindberg-skriver-sit-navn-ud-vanvittig-rekord |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref> The 12 goals he scored against GWD Minden took him past the 2905 goals scored by Yoon Kyung-shin.
He won the 2022–23 EHF European League with Füchse Berlin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Füchse Berlin Win EHF European League Against BM Granollers |url=https://www.handball-world.news/en/news-2-1-4-152184.html |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=handball-world.news}}</ref>
In 2024 he returned to Denmark and joined HØJ Elite. He retired after the 2025-26,<ref name=retirement>{{cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/hans-majestaet-abdicerer-efter-et-kvart-aarhundrede-paa-toppen|publisher=Danmarks Radio|title=Hans Majestæt abdicerer efter et kvart århundrede på toppen|date=20 May 2026|access-date=20 May 2026|language=da}}</ref> where the club was relegated from the Herrehåndboldligaen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/live/haandbold/2025-09-14-seneste-nyt-fra-em-dansk-og-international-haandbold/kolding-rykker-op-og-sender-hoj-ned?entry=b8eb1809-99f2-4b46-8c24-4e00a13a023e|publisher=TV2 Danmark|title=Kolding rykker op og sender HØJ ned|date=10 May 2026|access-date=10 May 2026|language=da}}</ref> After his retirement, he was offered the position of sporting director at the club.<ref name=retirement />
==Individual awards== *All-Star Right wing of the World Championship: 2013<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/WorldChampionships/MensWorldChampionships/MensHandballWorldChampionshipSpain2013/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6080/Default.aspx?ID=1485|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914084904/http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/WorldChampionships/MensWorldChampionships/MensHandballWorldChampionshipSpain2013/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6080/Default.aspx?ID=1485|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 September 2013|title=All Star Team of the World Championship 2013|date=27 January 2013|publisher=ihf.info|access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> *Top scorer EHF Champions League: 2012–2013.<ref>[http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2012-13/scorers Top scorers]</ref> *Top scorer of the Handball-Bundesliga (HBL): 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2021–2022 *EHF Excellence Awards Best right wing of the season: 2022–2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danish players snap up big awards |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/danish-players-snap-up-big-awards/ |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=EHF}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons}} *{{Sports links}} *[https://www.kindaling.de/blog/kindaling-fragt-nach-hans-lindberg/ Hans Lindberg] at [https://www.kindaling.de/ Kindaling.de]
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