Niklas Landin Jacobsen

Niklas Landin Jacobsen

Personal information
Born	19 December 1988 Søborg, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	THW Kiel
Number	1
Youth clubs
1991–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006	KFUM København GOG KFUM København
Senior clubs
2006–2010 2010–2012 2012–2015 2015–	GOG Svendborg TGI Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Rhein-Neckar Löwen THW Kiel
National team
2008–	Denmark	156 (3)
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2011 Sweden 2013 Spain European Championships 2012 Serbia 2014 Denmark Youth World Championship 2007 Bahrain Junior World Championship 2009 Egypt 2007 Macedonia Junior European Championship 2008 Romania

Niklas Landin Jacobsen (born 19 December 1988) is a Danish handballer, currently playing for German club THW Kiel. He has previously played for Rhein-Neckar Löwen. He is European Champion with the Danish national team, after winning the 2012 Championship in Serbia, defeating the host nation in the final, 21-19. Niklas Landin is the captain of the Danish national team.^[1][2]

In 2011 and 2013, he won silver medal at the World Men's Handball Championship. He is the older brother of KIF Kolding København player and fellow Danish international Magnus Landin Jacobsen.

Club career

GOG Svendborg TGI

In 2006 Niklas Landin signed with GOG Svendborg TGI. He stayed with the club until the start of 2010, where the club faced financial distress and players were allowed to negotiate with other clubs.

Bjerringbro-Silkeborg

Landin signed with Bjerringbro-Silkeborg a contract starting from the 2010 season, but due to GOG Svendborg financial distress, Landin joined BSV in the beginning of 2010. He quickly became first choice and remained with club until 2012.

Rhein-Neckar Löwen

Niklas Landin joined the club on a three-year deal, starting 2012/13 season. He was a part of the team that won the 2012-13 EHF Cup.

THW Kiel

On 7 August 2014, THW Kiel announced that Niklas Landin would join the club, on a three-year contract, starting from the 2015 season.^[3] He won the 2015 Super Cup with THW Kiel in a close match against SG Flensburg-Handewitt.^[4]

Honours

• EHF Cup:
  •  Gold: 2013
• German Championship
  •  Silver: 2014, 2015
  •  Bronze: 2013
• German Super Cup
  •  Gold: 2015
• Danish Championship:
  •  Gold: 2007
  •  Silver: 2011, 2012
  •  Bronze: 2010
• Danish Handball Cup:^[5]
  •  Silver: 2007, 2008

Individual Awards

• All-Star Goalkeeper of the Olympic Games: 2016^[6]
• All-Star Goalkeeper of the World Championship: 2013^[7]
• All-Star Goalkeeper of the European Championship: 2012,^[8] 2014^[9]
• All-Star Goalkeeper of the Youth World Championship: 2007
• Danish Player of the Year: 2014^[10]
• Handball-Bundesliga Best Goalkeeper: 2014, 2015^[11]

References

1. "DEN STÆRKE KEEPER BLIVER NY ANKERMAND PÅ DET DANSKE HERRELANDSHOLD". DHF. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
2. "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". DHF. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
3. "Niklas Landin wird 2015 ein "zebra".". THW Kiel. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
4. "THW Kiel win PIXUM Super Cup 2015". www.handball-planet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
5. "Danish Cup Winners Men". DHF. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
6. "Men's All-star Team". International Handball Federation. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
7. "All Star Team of the World Championship 2013". ihf.info. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
8. "All Star Team announced". EHF EURO 2012 official website. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
9. "All Star Team announced". EHF EURO 2014 official website. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
10. "Niklas Landin named Danish Player of the year". Tv2 Sporten. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
11. "Niklas Landin named best goalkeeper of the 2014/15 season (German)". http://www.dkb-handball-bundesliga.de/. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015. External link in |publisher= (help)