Nina Koppang

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Nina Koppang
Personal information
Full name Nina Beate Koppang
Born (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 21)
Vadstena, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club IK Sävehof
Number 9
Youth career
Years Team
0000–2018
Vadstena HF
2018–2020
IK Sävehof
Senior clubs
Years Team
2020–2024
IK Sävehof
2024–
Vipers Kristiansand
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–
Sweden 22 (25)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 31. December 2023

Nina Koppang, (born 31 May 2002) is a Swedish handball player, currently playing for IK Sävehof.[1]

Career[edit]

Koppang started playing handball in Vadstena HF. She also played football in Vadstena GIF. In 2018 she moved from Vadstena to attend a sports school, and with that she changed to IK Sävehof's youth team. She also continued playing football, now for Göteborg FC's youth team, however only for around 6 months until she decided to quit football and fully focus on handball.[2] The season of 2020/21 was her first in IK Sävehof's senior team.[3]

When she was 16 she played for the Swedish U16 national team in football.[4] In handball, she participated in the U17 European Championship 2019, where Sweden brought home a silver medal.[5] She also participated in the U19 European Championship 2021, where Sweden ended up on the fourth place. There, she was chosen for the All-Star Team as best right back.[6] She made a debut in the senior national team in April 2021 in a game against Hungary, when Sweden's original squad had a Coronavirus outbreak and had to be fully replaced.[7]

Achievements[edit]

Personal life[edit]

She is the younger half-sister of the Swedish football player Stina Blackstenius.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "9 Nina Koppang". IK Sävehof. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Landslagsstjärnans lillasyster gör succé". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "SHE - Statistik". SHE. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Koppang är landslagsspelare i två sporter". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ "2019 W17 EURO Match Details". EHF. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. ^ "HUNGARY TAKE W19 EHF EURO GOLD IN STYLE". EHF. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Fakta om truppen som ska ta Sverige till VM". Handbollslandslaget (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 July 2021.