Kasper Hvidt
Encyclopedia
Kasper Hvidt is a Danish
handball
goalkeeper
, playing for the Danish national team
. He was selected as the best keeper for the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship
. was voted goalkeeper of the year March 20, 2009, second was Thierry Omeyer from France.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
goalkeeper
Goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, a goalkeeper is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by intercepting shots at goal...
, playing for the Danish national team
Denmark national handball team
The Denmark national handball team is the national handball team of Denmark. Controlled by the Danish Handball Association it represents Denmark in international matches....
. He was selected as the best keeper for the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship
2008 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Norway from 17–27 January, in the cities of Bergen, Drammen, Lillehammer, Stavanger and Trondheim. Denmark won the tournament with Croatia second and France third....
. was voted goalkeeper of the year March 20, 2009, second was Thierry Omeyer from France.