{{short description|Danish handball player and coach (born 1970)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Henrik Kronborg | fullname = | image = | nationality = Danish | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|6|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Helsingør, Denmark | height = | position = | currentclub = Aalborg Håndbold (assistant coach) | clubnumber = | years1 = | clubs1 = Helsingør IF | clubs2 = Team Helsinge | clubs3 = Nordsjælland Håndbold
| nationalyears1 = 1993 | nationalteam1 = Denmark | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 =
| manageryears1 = 2006–2011 | managerclubs1 = Nordsjælland Håndbold | manageryears2 = 2011–2013 | managerclubs2 = KIF Kolding København (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2013–2015 | managerclubs3 = KIF Kolding København | manageryears4 = 2012 | managerclubs4 = Denmark men's national junior handball team | manageryears5 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs5 = Denmark (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2015–2019 | managerclubs6 = Skjern Håndbold | manageryears7 = 2016–2026 | managerclubs7 = Denmark (assistant) | manageryears8 = 2021–10/2023 | managerclubs8 = Skjern Håndbold | manageryears9 = 12/2023–2025 | managerclubs9 = HØJ Elite (sporting consultant) | manageryears10 = 2025– | managerclubs10 = Aalborg Håndbold (assistant) | medaltemplates = }} '''Henrik Kronborg''' (born 16 June 1970) is a Danish handball coach, who is currently the assistant coach for Aalborg Håndbold. Until March 2026 he was the assistant coach on the Danish national team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/liveblog-med-seneste-nyt-om-dansk-og-international-haandbold?focusId=11409799|publisher=DR|title=Kronborg takker af|date=26 March 2026|access-date=26 March 2026|language=da}}</ref>
As a player he played a single match for the Danish national team in 1993.<ref name=BT>{{cite news |url=https://www.bt.dk/haandbold/dhf-snupper-kronborg |title=DHF snupper Kronborg |work=bt.dk |date=8 March 2012 |access-date= 28 February 2018|language=da}}</ref> At club level he played for Helsingør IF, Team Helsinge and Nordsjælland Håndbold.<ref name=BT />
== Coaching career == === Nordsjælland === In 2006 he became the head coach of Nordsjælland Håndbold, who had just been promoted to the Danish top league.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nordsjaelland-haandbold.dk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NHs-Historie-06-20-12.06.24.pdf|publisher=Nordsjælland Håndbold|title=Velkommen til Nordsjælland Håndbold’s Historie|access-date=29 March 2026|editor=Knud Sørensen|page=10|language=da}}</ref> Here he was until 2011. His best result was a 4th place in the 2009-10 season.<ref name=BT /> He left the club as he was not satisfied with the player budget provided.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nordsjaelland-haandbold.dk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NHs-Historie-06-20-12.06.24.pdf|publisher=Nordsjælland Håndbold|title=Velkommen til Nordsjælland Håndbold’s Historie|access-date=29 March 2026|editor=Knud Sørensen|pages=26–28|language=da}}</ref> From 2005 to 2007 he was also the assistant coach for the Danish youth team.<ref name=BT />
=== KIF Kolding København === Afterwards he joined KIF Kolding København, where he was from 2011 until 2015. First as the assistant and later as head coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.folketidende.dk/sport/henrik-kronborg-er-ny-cheftraener-i-kif-kolding/1419516|publisher=Folketidende|title=Henrik Kronborg er ny cheftræner i KIF Kolding|date=7 June 2013|access-date=29 March 2026|language=da|via=Ritzau}}</ref> In October 2015 he was fired due to unsatisfying results.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2015-12-30-kif-fyrer-cheftraeneren-her-er-hans-afloeser|publisher=TV2 Danmark|title=KIF fyrer cheftræneren - her er hans afløser|author=Jacob Qvirin Petersen|date=30 December 2015|access-date=29 March 2026|language=da}}</ref> In 2012 he became the head coach of the Denmark men's national junior handball team alongside his position at Kolding København.<ref name=BT /> Shortly afterwards he was appointed assistant coach on the Danish national team under Ulrik Wilbek.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://faa.dk/forside/bekraeftet-kronborg-er-ny-wilbek-assistent|publisher=Fyns Amts Avis|title=Bekræftet: Kronborg er ny Wilbek-assistent|date=10 September 2012|access-date=29 March 2026|language=da}}</ref> He left this position in December 2013 due to health concerns and was replaced by Klavs Bruun Jørgensen.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/2013-11-24-wilbek-faar-ny-assistent-under-em|publisher=TV2 Danmark|title=Wilbek får ny assistent under EM|author=Miriam Kjær|language=da|date=24 November 2013|access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref>
=== Skjern === In 2015 he joined Skjern Håndbold. Here he won the Danish Cup in 2016 and the 2018 Danish Championship.<ref name=SkjernStopper /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hbold.dk/skjern-haandbold-er-danmarksmester-2018/|publisher=hbold.dk|title=Skjern Håndbold er Danmarksmester 2018|date=29 May 2018|access-date=29 March 2026|language=da}}</ref> He then left Skjern in 2019.<ref name=GammelKending>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2021-10-26-gammel-kending-udset-som-skjerns-nye-traener|publisher=TV2 Danmark|title=Gammel kending udset som Skjerns nye træner|date=26 October 2021|access-date=29 March 2026|language=da}}</ref>
In 2021 he returned to Skjern.<ref name=GammelKending /> In the lead-up to the 2023-24 season he announced his intention to leave the club after the season.<ref name=SkjernStopper>{{cite web|url=https://www.skjernhaandbold.dk/nyheder/skjern-cheftraener-stopper-til-sommer|publisher=Skjern Håndbold|title=Skjern-cheftræner stopper til sommer|date=15 August 2023|access-date=29 March 2026|language=da}}</ref> He would however not last that long, as he was fired in 2023 due to a series of bad results.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2023-10-25-fyret-skjern-traener-er-ikke-overrasket|publisher=TV2 Danmark|title=Fyret Skjern-træner er ikke overrasket|date=25 October 2023|access-date=29 March 2026|language=da}}</ref> He was replaced by Mathias Madsen.
=== HØJ and Aalborg === Afterwards he became a sporting consultant at HØJ Elite.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hojelitehaandbold.dk/27090-2/|publisher=HØJ Elite|title=Henrik Kronborg tiltræder som sportslig konsulent i HØJ Elitehåndbold|date=19 December 2023|access-date=29 March 2026|language=da}}</ref><ref name=HØJElite>{{cite web|url=https://hojelitehaandbold.dk/henrik-kronborg-stopper-i-hoej-elitehaandbold-efter-denne-saeson/|publisher=HØJ Elite|title=Henrik Kronborg stopper i HØJ Elitehåndbold efter denne sæson|date=5 February 2025|access-date=29 March 2026|language=da}}</ref>
After the 2024–25 season he left HØJ to become the assistant coach at Aalborg Håndbold under Simon Dahl.<ref name=HØJElite /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-02-05-det-var-ham-vi-allerhelst-ville-have-jubler-aalborg-chef|publisher=TV2 Danmark|title=Det var ham, vi allerhelst ville have, jubler Aalborg-chef|author=Mikkel Asferg|date=5 February 2025|access-date=29 March 2026|language=da}}</ref> In his last season at HØJ he helped the team getting promoted to the top Danish league.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-04-12-hans-lindberg-og-hoej-rykker-op-i-ligaen|publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Hans Lindberg og HØJ rykker op i ligaen|author=Mikkel Bruun Christensen|date=12 April 2025|access-date=12 April 2025|language=da}}</ref> In April 2026 he extended his contract with the club, together with Dahl until 2029.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/live/haandbold/2025-09-14-seneste-nyt-fra-em-dansk-og-international-haandbold/aalborg-forlaenger-med-traenerduo?entry=246adcd5-c67d-4e83-9642-5d624b38dda4|publisher=TV2 Danmark|title=Aalborg forlænger med trænerduo|date=16 April 2026|access-date=16 April 2026|language=da}} </ref>
=== The Danish national team === In 2016 he returned to the position as assistant coach on the Danish national team, this time under Nikolaj Jacobsen.<ref name=GuldHenrik /> This was by far the most successful period in Danish handball history with 4 World Championship titles, two Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal and one European Championship.<ref name=GuldHenrik>{{cite news|url=https://dbrs.dk/sport/henrik-kronborg-stopper-som-assistent-for-haandboldherrerne|publisher=Dagbladet Ringkøbing Skjern|title=Henrik Kronborg stopper som assistent for håndboldherrerne|date=26 March 2026|access-date=29 March 2026|language=da|via=Ritzau}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://danskhaandbold.dk/statistik/spillere/704973 Danish national team profile] * [https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/x2Wy43JuqC7yqt7Gt4pDsA/Henrik-Kronborg/ EHF Profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kronborg, Henrik}} Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Danish male handball players Category:Danish handball coaches Category:Sportspeople from Helsingør Category:Handball players from the Capital Region of Denmark