Henrik Kronborg
| Henrik Kronborg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
16 June 1970 Helsingør, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aalborg Håndbold (assistant coach) | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
– | Helsingør IF | ||
– | Team Helsinge | ||
– | Nordsjælland Håndbold | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | |
1993 | Denmark | 1 | |
| Teams managed | |||
2006–2011 | Nordsjælland Håndbold | ||
2011–2013 | KIF Kolding København (assistant) | ||
2013–2015 | KIF Kolding København | ||
2012 | Denmark men's national junior handball team | ||
2012–2013 | Denmark (assistant) | ||
2015–2019 | Skjern Håndbold | ||
2016–2026 | Denmark (assistant) | ||
2021–10/2023 | Skjern Håndbold | ||
12/2023–2025 | HØJ Elite (sporting consultant) | ||
2025– | Aalborg Håndbold (assistant) | ||
2026– | Norway (men) (assistant) | ||
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.[1]
As a player he played a single match for the Danish national team in 1993.[2] At club level he played for Helsingør IF, Team Helsinge and Nordsjælland Håndbold.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Nordsjælland
[edit]In 2006 he became the head coach of Nordsjælland Håndbold, who had just been promoted to the Danish top league.[3] Here he was until 2011. His best result was a 4th place in the 2009-10 season.[2] He left the club as he was not satisfied with the player budget provided.[4] From 2005 to 2007 he was also the assistant coach for the Danish youth team.[2]
KIF Kolding København
[edit]Afterwards he joined KIF Kolding København, where he was from 2011 until 2015. First as the assistant and later as head coach.[5] In October 2015 he was fired due to unsatisfying results.[6] In 2012 he became the head coach of the Denmark men's national junior handball team alongside his position at Kolding København.[2] Shortly afterwards he was appointed assistant coach on the Danish national team under Ulrik Wilbek.[7] He left this position in December 2013 due to health concerns and was replaced by Klavs Bruun Jørgensen.[8]
Skjern
[edit]In 2015 he joined Skjern Håndbold. Here he won the Danish Cup in 2016 and the 2018 Danish Championship.[9][10] He then left Skjern in 2019.[11]
In 2021 he returned to Skjern.[11] In the lead-up to the 2023-24 season he announced his intention to leave the club after the season.[9] He would however not last that long, as he was fired in 2023 due to a series of bad results.[12] He was replaced by Mathias Madsen.
HØJ and Aalborg
[edit]Afterwards he became a sporting consultant at HØJ Elite.[13][14]
After the 2024–25 season he left HØJ to become the assistant coach at Aalborg Håndbold under Simon Dahl.[14][15] In his last season at HØJ he helped the team getting promoted to the top Danish league.[16] In April 2026 he extended his contract with the club, together with Dahl until 2029.[17]
The Danish national team
[edit]In 2016 he returned to the position as assistant coach on the Danish national team, this time under Nikolaj Jacobsen.[18] 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.[18]
Reflist
[edit]- ^ "Kronborg takker af" (in Danish). DR. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "DHF snupper Kronborg". bt.dk (in Danish). 8 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Knud Sørensen (ed.). "Velkommen til Nordsjælland Håndbold's Historie" (PDF) (in Danish). Nordsjælland Håndbold. p. 10. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ Knud Sørensen (ed.). "Velkommen til Nordsjælland Håndbold's Historie" (PDF) (in Danish). Nordsjælland Håndbold. pp. 26–28. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Henrik Kronborg er ny cheftræner i KIF Kolding" (in Danish). Folketidende. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2026 – via Ritzau.
- ^ Jacob Qvirin Petersen (30 December 2015). "KIF fyrer cheftræneren - her er hans afløser" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Bekræftet: Kronborg er ny Wilbek-assistent" (in Danish). Fyns Amts Avis. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ Miriam Kjær (24 November 2013). "Wilbek får ny assistent under EM" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Skjern-cheftræner stopper til sommer" (in Danish). Skjern Håndbold. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Skjern Håndbold er Danmarksmester 2018" (in Danish). hbold.dk. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Gammel kending udset som Skjerns nye træner" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Fyret Skjern-træner er ikke overrasket" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Henrik Kronborg tiltræder som sportslig konsulent i HØJ Elitehåndbold" (in Danish). HØJ Elite. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Henrik Kronborg stopper i HØJ Elitehåndbold efter denne sæson" (in Danish). HØJ Elite. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ Mikkel Asferg (5 February 2025). "Det var ham, vi allerhelst ville have, jubler Aalborg-chef" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ Mikkel Bruun Christensen (12 April 2025). "Hans Lindberg og HØJ rykker op i ligaen". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Aalborg forlænger med trænerduo" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ a b "Henrik Kronborg stopper som assistent for håndboldherrerne" (in Danish). Dagbladet Ringkøbing Skjern. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026 – via Ritzau.