Bjarne Jeppesen (19 August 1954 – 14 October 2024) was a Danish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was known for his speed on the left wing.[1] He died on 14 October 2024, at the age of 70.[2]
Playing Career
Jeppesen started his handball career at Efterslægten,[1] and joined Fredericia KFUM in the late 1970's. In 1976 he reached the final of the EHF Cup with the club, but lost to Borac Banja Luka in the final.[3] In 1979 he was named Danish male handball player of the year.[1] In the 1981-82 he was the top scorer in the Danish handball league with 117 goals.
In 1983 he joined Kolding HK where he was the player-coach for two years before joining city rivals KIF Kolding, once again as a player coach. Here he won the Danish championship four times in a row between 1987 and 1991; the first championships in club history.[4] He retired in 1991 at the age of 37.[5] He then continued as a coach at the club for three more years, winning a fifth Danish championship.[4] Later he played for a short while for TMS Ringsted.[6]
National team
He debuted for the Danish national team on February 24th, 1977 and played a total of 88 national team matches. His last match was in 1982.[7]
In 1980 he finished ninth with the Danish team in the Olympic tournament. The Danish team only one a single match. He played five matches and scored 24 goals. [8]
His most famous moment was when he scored the winning goal against Spain at the 1982 World Championship in West Germany.[5] Denmark had finished third in the prelimenary round. In the main round a draw against Hungary meant that the team did not reach the final, but had to contend with the third place play-off against Poland, which they lost by a single goal.
Post playing career
Bjarne Jeppesen worked as a teacher in Fredericia.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Gilberg, Johnny (17 October 2024). "Mindeord: Kammeraten Bjarne Jeppesen er gået bort" (in Danish). Fredericia Avisen. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Bjarne Jeppesen". afdoede. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Fredericia KFUM - Borac Banja Luca - Europa-cup finale for Mesterhold 1976" (in Danish). arkiv.dk. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Tidligere håndboldlandsholdsspiller Bjarne Jeppesen er død". Ritzau (in Danish). Politiken. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b Maass, Ole. "Bjarne Jeppesen: En KIF-legende er død". KIF Kolding. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ a b Andersen, Patrick Viborg (16 October 2024). "Håndboldkoryfæ er gået bort" (in Danish). avisen.nu. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Herre A-landsholdspillere - Bjarne Jeppesen". haslund.info. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Handball, Men". olympedia.org. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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