09.10.2013, 10:33
Wilbek names Danish team for Golden League

NEWS REPORT: The Danish head coach nominates 21 players, including Bo Spellerberg as late entry, for the inaugural edition of the Men's Golden League in Oslo in early November

Wilbek names Danish team for Golden League

Ulrik Wilbek, head coach of the Danish national team, has named a team of 21 players for a training camp as well as for the first edition of the Men's Golden League scheduled to take place at the end of October and early November 2013.

The training camp and the four-nation tournament during which the EHF EURO 2012 champions will face France, Croatia and Norway, also mark another step in the Danish preparation for the EHF EURO 2014 on home court in January.

After Wilbek had nominated 20 players on Monday, he announced on Tuesday night that Bo Spellerberg, the KIF Kolding left back, would also join the team.

On the same night KIF Kolding beat Skjern Handball in the Danish national league, a match in which Spellerberg scored 10 goals.

"Bo's already impressive form has been constantly rising. Therefore his nomination is both logical as well as fully deserved," said Wilbek.

The 34-year-old Spellerberg celebrated his debut in the national team in March 2000 and has played 212 matches, scoring 296 goals, since then.

The Danish national team will gather on 28 October. The Golden League tournament will go underway from 1 to 3 November in Oslo, Norway.

The 21 players Wilbek nominated are as follows

Goalkeepers:
Niklas Landin, Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Søren Rasmussen, SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Marcus Cleverly, HSV Hamburg

Wing players:
Hans Lindberg, HSV Hamburg
Lasse Svan Hansen, SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Anders Eggert, SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Casper Ulrich Mortensen, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg

Line players:
Jesper Nøddesbo, FC Barcelona
Rene Toft Hansen, THW Kiel
Michael V. Knudsen, SG Flensburg-Handewitt

Back court players:
Kasper Søndergaard, Skjern Handball
Mads Christiansen, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Thomas Mogensen, SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Rasmus Lauge Schmidt, THW Kiel
Mads Mensah Larsen, Aalborg Handball
Nikolaj Markussen, El Jaish
Mikkel Hansen, PSG Handball
Klaus Thomsen, Team Tvis Holstebro
Kasper Nielsen, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Henrik Møllgaard, Skjern Handball
Bo Spellerberg, KIF Kolding

TEXT: DHF / EHF / ts