Nick Rasmussen (handballer)
| Nick Rasmussen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Claes Nick Rasmussen | ||
| Born |
6 December 1968 Ringsted, Denmark | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Skanderborg AGF Håndbold | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1984–2005 | Fredericia HK | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992 | Denmark | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
2006–2007 | Fredericia HK | ||
2010–2011 | Vejle Håndbold | ||
2011–2014 | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | ||
2014–2017 | Fredericia HK (youth) | ||
2017–2021 | Skanderborg Håndbold | ||
2021– | Skanderborg AGF | ||
Claes Nick Rasmussen (born 26 September 1968) is a Danish handball coach and former player, who is currently the head coach of Skanderborg AGF Håndbold.
He played 1 single match for the Danish national team in 1992 against the Netherlands.[1]
Career
As a player, he played his entire career for Fredericia HK, where he also had his first coaching position.[2] He was fired after a season as the head coach, after he had publicly criticized the club leadership.[3] He was later the head coach of Vejle Håndbold, followed by Ribe-Esbjerg HH. In 2012 helped Ribe-Esbjerg getting promoted to the Danish top division.[4] In 2014 he was fired by Ribe-Esbjerg after failing to reach the Championship Play-off in the 2013-14 season.[4]
In 2014 he returned to Fredericia HK as a youth coach.[5]
In 2017 he became the head coach of Skanderborg Håndbold's men's team.[4] In 2019 the team reached the final of the Danish Men's Handball Cup for the first time in club history. Here they would however lose to Aalborg Håndbold.[6]
When the team fused their men's team with that of AGF Håndbold to become Skanderborg AGF Håndbold he was appointed to continue coaching the first team.[7] In his first season he managed to qualify the team EHF European League. In the same season he was named Danish League coach of the year.[8]
In the 2025-26 season he managed to get the team to the final the Danish Championship for the first time, where they once again lost to Aalborg Håndbold.[9] The same season he extended his contract with the club until 2028.[10]
Private
His daughter Thea Hamann Rasmussen is also a handball player.[3]
References
- ↑ "Nick Rasmussen - Statistik". Dansk Håndbold. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "Nick Rasmussen vender tilbage: Fyringer, forlist samarbejde og gode minder". Fredericia Dagblad (in Danish). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- 1 2 Emil Halkier (31 May 2026). "Han er brandet som en brøleabe, men det er Nicks datter ved at være træt af" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Afsløring: Her er Skanderborg Håndbolds nye cheftræner" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "Nick Rasmussen i spidsen for stort FHK-Trelde samarbejde" (in Danish). Fredericia Dagblag. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Skanderborg er i pokalfinalen efter drama". folketidende.dk (in Danish). 16 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "Skanderborg Aarhus udpeger klubbens første træner" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "Nick Rasmussen er årets herretræner 21/22" (in Danish). hbold.dk. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "Aalborg vinder guld for tredje gang i træk" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "NICK RASMUSSEN FORLÆNGER TIL 2028" (in Danish). Skanderborg AGF Håndbold. 24 February 2026.