HANDBALL PLAYER

Cecilie Leganger

1975 - Today

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Cecilie Leganger (born 12 March 1975) is a Norwegian retired handballer. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Leganger won the 1998 European Championship and the 1999 World Championship with the Norwegian national team, and received the IHF World Player of the Year award in 2001. At club level, Leganger won 27 titles playing for clubs in Norway, Slovenia and Denmark, including three EHF Champions League titles. She made her debut for the Norwegian national team in 1993 at age 17. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Cecilie Leganger is the 136th most popular handball player (up from 160th in 2024), the 707th most popular biography from Norway (up from 709th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Norwegian Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Cecilie Leganger ranks 137 out of 420Before her are Ludovic Fabregas, Jaume Fort, Momir Ilić, Iker Romero, Nenad Kljaić, Zoran Mikulić, and Enric Masip. After her are Henning Fritz, Erzsébet Kocsis, Gro Hammerseng-Edin, Lasse Svan Hansen, and Božidar Jović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Cecilie Leganger ranks 625Before her are Maritza Rodríguez, Bernard Allou, Maya Sansa, Mortiis, Marcelo Miguel, and Aloísio Chulapa. After her are Vladimir Vasilj, Sergey Tetyukhin, Takeshi Kawaharazuka, Ai Maeda, José Manuel Rey, and Wael Gomaa.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Cecilie Leganger ranks 707 out of 1,039Before her are Anniken Huitfeldt (1969), ICS Vortex (1974), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (1971), Mortiis (1975), Hanne Haugland (1967), and Jan Einar Thorsen (1966). After her are Tord Gustavsen (1970), Kjersti Plätzer (1972), Linda Medalen (1965), Carl Frode Tiller (1970), Haddy N'jie (1979), and Øyvind Leonhardsen (1970).

Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Norway

Among handball players born in Norway, Cecilie Leganger ranks 7Before her are Katrine Lunde (1980), Nora Mørk (1991), Heidi Løke (1982), Camilla Herrem (1986), Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (1984), and Stine Bredal Oftedal (1991). After her are Gro Hammerseng-Edin (1980), Heidi Sundal (1962), Kristine Lunde-Borgersen (1980), Marit Malm Frafjord (1985), Kari Mette Johansen (1979), and Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (1985).