Ulrik Kirkely

Ulrik Kirkely
Personal information
Born	(1972-01-05) 5 January 1972 (age 52) Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	GOG Håndbold
Teams managed
2010–2011	Bahrain (men)
2011–2012	Vejen EH
2011–2012	Saudi Arabia (men)
2012–2015	Denmark (women) (assistant)
2014–2015	Randers HK
2015–2017	Odense Håndbold
2017–2021	Japan (women)
2020–2023	Odense Håndbold
2023–2024	Győri ETO KC

Ulrik Kirkely (born 5 January 1972) is a Danish handball coach.

He coached the Japanese national team between 2017 and 2021. The major tournaments where the team participated in that phase include the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship,[1][2] the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Achievements

As manager

Odense

• Danish League:
  • Winner: 2021, 2022
• Danish Cup
  • Winner: 2020

References

1. "Kirkely hired to replace Kuriyama". japantimes.co.jp. 9 April 2017.
2. 2017 World Women's Handball Championship roster
3. "女子日本代表 第2回強化合宿（2021/6/29～7/22) メンバー発表". handball.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 June 2021.