| Hans Lindberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hans Lindberg with HSV Hamburg in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson | ||
| Born |
1 August 1981 Høje-Taastrup, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Füchse Berlin | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1999–2005 | Team Helsinge | ||
2005–2007 | Viborg HK | ||
2007–2016 | HSV Hamburg | ||
2016–2024 | Füchse Berlin | ||
2024– | HØJ Elite | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003– | Denmark | 299 | (805) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 29. January 2024 | |||
Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson (born 1 August 1981) is a Danish handball player of Icelandic descent[1] for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team.[2] He has played the second most matches for the Danish national team,[3] and measured in years he has the record for longest time on the national team ever[4] as well as oldest player for the Danish team.[5]
He won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship and the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national team.[6] He currently plays for Füchse Berlin.[7]
He is of Icelandic descent[8] as both of Lindberg's parents, Tómas Erling Lindberg and Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, are Icelandic. His parents played handball in Iceland with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar.[9] He had Icelandic citizenship until he was 18. His paternal grandparents immigrated to Iceland from Suduroy on the Faroe Islands in the mid-1940s.[10]
He is sometimes referred to as the Icelander on the Danish national team in Icelandic media.[11][12] He understands Icelandic in conversation but is unable or refuses to speak Icelandic when speaking to media.[13]
