Kari Aalvik Grimsbø

Kari Aalvik Grimsbø
Personal information
Born	(1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 39) Bergen, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	Orkdal IL
	Skaun HK
0000–2010	Byåsen IL
2010–2014/2015	Team Esbjerg
2014/2015–2020	Győri ETO KC
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2018	Norway	173	(1)
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2011 Brazil 2015 Denmark 2007 France 2017 Germany 2009 China European Championship 2006 Sweden 2008 Macedonia 2010 Denmark/Norway 2014 Croatia/Hungary 2016 Sweden

Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (born 4 January 1985) is a former Norwegian handball player who last played for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team.^[1][2] Since her retirement she is the goalkeeping coach at Byåsen HE.

Career

Aalvik Grimsbø played her first match for the senior national team in September 2005 against Portugal. Previously she had played for Norway in the junior European and World Championships.

Before she joined Byåsen, she played for the clubs Orkdal and Børsa/Skaun. She joined to Győri ETO in January 2015, she signed a contract for 2 and a half years. As she stated about the contract: "It is a great opportunity for me, and when such an opportunity arises, it is hard to say no. It’s a dream coming true." In November 2016 she extended her contract with 3 more years. "There is a great team in Győr at the moment, I'm glad, that I can play here for at least three more years. It is really important for me, that I can play at the highest level with Győri ETO and I can prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games."

In 2018 she announced her temporary retirement from the Norwegian national team. For the qualification games to the Summer Olympics, her return to the national team was announced on Feb 28, 2020. [1] On 30 April 2020, she announced her retirement. [2]

Achievements

• Olympic Games:
  • Winner: 2008, 2012
  • Bronze Medalist: 2016
• World Championship:
  • Winner: 2011, 2015
  • Silver Medalist: 2007, 2017
  • Bronze Medalist: 2009
• European Championship:
  • Winner: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016
• EHF Champions League:
  • Winner: 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Silver Medalist: 2016
• Nemzeti Bajnokság I
  • Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Magyar Kupa
  • Winner: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

Individual awards

• All-Star Goalkeeper of the Summer Olympics: 2012 and 2016
• All-Star Team Best Goalkeeper of the EHF Champions League: 2016, 2017, 2018
• MVP of the EHF Champions League Final Four: 2019

Personal

She is married. She gave birth to her son, Sindre in June 2013.

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