Jarle Rykkje
| Jarle Rykkje | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jarle Haraldsen Rykkje | ||
| Born |
March 16, 1975 Lørenskog, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | Kjøkkelvik | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1995–2001 | Fyllingen | ||
2001–2004 | Stavanger Håndball | ||
2004–2006 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | ||
2006–2010 | Fyllingen | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001-2008 | Norway | 79 | (122) |
Jarle Haraldsen Rykkje (born 16 March 1975) is a Norwegian former handball player. Playing as a wing, he represented Norway 79 times between 2001 and 2008,[1] scoring 122 goals,[2] and competed at the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship. In club handball he played for Fyllingen and Stavanger Håndball in Norway and Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in Denmark, winning the Norwegian league title with Fyllingen in 2008–09. Following his retirement in 2010, he became a youth coach.
Early life
Rykkje was born in Lørenskog, where he spent the first seven years of his life, before his family moved to the Kjøkkelvik/Olsvik area of Bergen.[3] He is the eldest of three siblings.[3] As a youth he played football as a goalkeeper for Kjøkkelvik and later Lyngbø, and was district champion in the long jump at age 13.[3] He was recruited to handball through a programme aimed at local schools, and joined Fyllingen from Kjøkkelvik in 1995.[3]
Club career
Fyllingen (1995–2001)
Rykkje played for Fyllingen for six seasons before leaving in 2001.[4] He made his national team debut against Germany in March 2001 while still with the club.[3]
Stavanger Håndball (2001–2004)
Rykkje joined Stavanger Håndball in 2001.[4] In an early meeting with his former club, which Stavanger won 23–19, he was the match's top scorer with seven goals.[4] A year later he scored eight goals as Stavanger beat Fyllingen 37–24.[5] He remained with Stavanger through the 2003–04 season, when the club took part in the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.[6]
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg (2004–2006)
In early 2004 Rykkje left Stavanger for Bjerringbro in Denmark.[7] He spent two seasons in Denmark, which he later described as a more prestigious league than the Norwegian top flight.[2] He is listed in Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold's official hall of fame.[8] In March 2006 he turned down an offer from Drammen HK and agreed to rejoin Fyllingen the following season, citing a wish to combine handball with work in Bergen.[9]
Return to Fyllingen (2006–2010)
His comeback began with a setback: four or five matches in, he suffered a groin injury that kept him out for eight months.[2] He went on to win the Norwegian league title with Fyllingen in 2008–09,[2] and reached the Norwegian Cup final in December 2007, which Fyllingen lost to Drammen HK at Oslo Spektrum; Rykkje scored three of Fyllingen's goals.[10] In his final season, 2009–10, he played in the EHF Champions League and helped Fyllingen win the Norwegian play-off title before retiring at the end of the season, aged 35.[2]
International career
Rykkje made his debut on the Norwegian national team in 2001, and played 79 matches for the national team between 2001 and 2008.[1] He scored 122 goals, and his final cap came against Ukraine in 2008.[2] He competed at the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship.
Coaching career
After retiring, Rykkje returned to his boyhood club Kjøkkelvik as a youth coach, taking charge of boys' teams born in 1995, 1996 and 1997.[2] The teams won all their pools at a handball festival in Stord shortly after he took over.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Landskampstatistikk. Totaloversikt for Rykkje, Jarle Haraldsen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Rykkje tilbake til start". Sydvesten (in Norwegian). 8 June 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Langeland, Knut (19 March 2001). "Ensom vei for sjelden bergenser". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Rykkje senket gamle kjente". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 8 October 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Forsvaret skapte klasseforskjellen". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 7 October 2002. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Jarle Rykkje". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Imponerte kaptein Kjetil Strand". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 30 August 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "BSH Hall Of Fame" (in Danish). Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ Duesund, Reidun (29 March 2006). "Jarle Rykkje klar for Fyllingen". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Fyllingen tapte finalen". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 29 December 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2026.