Gøril Snorroeggen Explained

Playername:Gøril Snorroeggen
Nationality:Norwegian
Dateofbirth:15 February 1985
Cityofbirth:Trondheim
Countryofbirth:Norway
Height:1.77m (05.81feet)
Currentclub:Byåsen Håndball Elite
Youthyears:
1998–2002
Youthclubs:Kattem IL
Byåsen HE
Years:Since 2002
Clubs:Byåsen HE
Nationalyears:Since 2004
Nationalteam:Norway
Nationalcaps(Goals):68 (161)
Ntupdate:23 August 2008

Gøril Snorroeggen (born February 15, 1985) is a Norwegian handball player, who plays for Byåsen HE

She comes from an athletic family; her father was active in orienteering and her mother has played for Byåsen I.L., the team in which both she and her elder sister, Marthe Snorroeggen are currently playing for.

She began her career at the youth sports club Kattem IL, where she then played both football and handball. At age 13, she switched handball clubs to the Byåsen youth team, but continued to play football for Kattem. She proved to be successful in both sports, and represented Norway in the respective National Youth Teams. At age 16, she made a decision to focus her career on handball and left Kattem. Snorroeggen made her debut on the senior national handball team on 22 October 2004, and has since played 68 games, scoring 161 goals[1] . Amongst her accomplishments with the national team is an Olympic gold medal that she received at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.handball.no/Lprofiler.asp?LagId=6014&ProfilId=6229 National Team Profile