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Amanda Kurtović
Personal information
Born (1991-07-25) 25 July 1991 (age 33)
Karlskrona, Sweden
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Right back
Youth career
Team
 Sandefjord TIF
Senior clubs
Years Team
2007–2010
 Nordstrand IF
2010
 Byåsen HE
2011–2012
 Larvik HK
2012–2014
 Viborg HK
2014–2015
 Oppsal IF
2015–2017
 Larvik HK
2017–2019
 CSM București
2019–
 Győri Audi ETO KC
2021
 → Kastamonu Belediyesi (loan)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–
 Norway 118 (291)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Brazil
Gold medal – first place 2015 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 2017 Germany
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sweden
Junior European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hungary

Amanda Kurtović (born 25 July 1991) is a Norwegian handball player who plays as a right back for Kastamonu Belediyesi and the Norwegian national team.[1][2][3]

International honours

Individual awards

Personal life

She was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and Croatian father, the handball coach and former player Marinko Kurtović. Her brother William is a professional footballer who represented Sweden internationally on youth level.[6] Her family moved to Sandefjord, Norway, when she was six because her father signed a contract with the local club.[2]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amanda Kurtović.
  1. ^ "Landslagsprofiler – Amanda Kurtovic" (in Norwegian). Norges Håndballforbund (www.handball.no). Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b Amanda Kurtović Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ EHF profile
  4. ^ "Her er Årets..." Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Cristina Neagu, cea mai bună handbalistă din Liga Naţională în sezonul 2017-2018. Cum arată echipa ideală a campionatului, după voturile exprimate de antrenori" (in Romanian). Prosport. 21 May 2018.
  6. ^ Arne Hole. "I kveld skal Amanda banke farens fødeland". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
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