Kjetil Strand

Kjetil Øvrelid Strand (born 2 October 1979) is a Norwegian former handball player. Strand played for Bjerringbro Silkeborg in Denmark before the 2006 European Championship. Afterwards he signed a contract with Aab Håndbold.

Kjetil Strand
Kjetil Strand under 2008 European Men's Handball Championship in Stavanger
Personal information
Full name Kjetil Øvrelid Strand
Born (1979-10-02) 2 October 1979
Stavanger, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Mid Back
Senior clubs
Years Team
-2003
Stavanger Håndball
2003-2004
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2004-2006
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold
2006-2007
AaB Håndbold
2007-2010
Füchse Berlin
2010-2013
Stavanger Håndball
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2013
Norway 102 (473)

On 2 February 2006 he scored 19 goals, a Norwegian record, in a Main Group Stage game against Iceland in the European Championship. Strand also holds the record for number of goals scored in a single season in the Norwegian league: 281. He set the record while playing for Stavanger Håndball in 2002/2003 season. In 2003 he was awarded Player of the year in Norwegian handball.

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