Claus Møller Jakobsen

Claus Møller Jakobsen
Personal information
Born (1976-09-24) 24 September 1976 (age 48)
Ringkøbing, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Centre back
Senior clubs
Years Team
1991-2000
 Skjern Håndbold
2000-2004
 BM Altea
2004-2006
 BM Ciudad Real
2006-2008
 Ademar León
2008-2009
 Portland San Antonio
2009-2014
 Skjern Håndbold
2016
 TMS Ringsted
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998-2007
 Denmark 121[1] (149)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Denmark
Junior World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997 Turkey[2] Team

Claus Møller Jakobsen (born 24 September 1976) is a Retired Danish former professional handballer and current sports commentator for TV2.

Career

Møller Jakobsen began his professional handball career in Skjern Håndbold. He was later signed by Spanish clubs BM Ciudad Real. He won EHF Champions League with the club in 2006. He later continued his career in Portland San Antonio. In 2009, he returned to Denmark to play for Skjern Håndbold. He won EHF Champions League with Ciudad Real in 2006.

He played his first national game on September 23, 1998, and has scored 149 goals in 121 games.

Post-playing career

After ending his active handball career, Møller Jakobsen has worked as a sports commentator for TV2.

Personal life

Møller Jakobsen was born in Ringkøbing. He has been in a relationship with the journalist and businesswoman Andrea Elisabeth Rudolphs since 2012 and they married at Frederiksberg Church in January 2017. They have two children together and Møller Jakobsen has two children from a previous marriage while Rudolph has a daughter from a previous relationship. They live in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen[3] and have a second home in Aarhus.[4]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Men National Team". haslund.info. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. ^ "IHF Men's Junior World Championship" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 5 September 2005.
  3. ^ "Tv-værtinde: Her er min søns navn". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph har købt ny lejlighed i Aarhus". Billed Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 21 August 2017.


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