Henrik Møllgaard

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Henrik Møllgaard

| fullname = Henrik Møllgaard Jensen

| image = Henrik Møllgaard-20160416-PSG-TOULOUSE 2.JPG

| nationality = Danish

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|1|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bramming, Denmark

| height = 1.97 m

| position = Left back/Centre back

| currentclub = Aalborg Håndbold

| clubnumber = 21

| years1 = 2005–2009

| clubs1 = KIF Kolding

| years2 = 2009–2012

| clubs2 = Aalborg Håndbold

| years3 = 2012–2016

| clubs3 = Skjern Håndbold

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = → Lekhwiya SC (loan)

| years5 = 2015–2016

| clubs5 = → Paris Saint-Germain (loan)

| years6 = 2016–2018

| clubs6 = Paris Saint-Germain

| years7 = 2018–2025

| clubs7 = Aalborg Håndbold

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2025

| nationalteam1 = Denmark

| nationalcaps1 = 229

| nationalgoals1 = 182

| manageryears1 = 2024–2025

| managerclubs1 = Aalborg Håndbold (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2025–

| managerclubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain (assistant)

| ntupdate = 29. January 2024

| medaltemplates =

}}

Henrik Møllgaard Jensen (born 2 January 1985) is a Danish handballer for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.[https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/-aUt1UlgpH4VsQHms1Vl6g/henrik-mollgaard-jensen/ EHF profile]

He is famous for his versatility, especiaclly in the latter half of his career. He is mostly a leftback, but has sometimes played any of the three back positions as well as pivot, when needed.

He has previously played in PSG Handball, KIF Kolding, Kongeå HK, Ribe HK and Skjern Håndbold.{{cite web |url=http://ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/153/pdf/DEN.pdf|title=2015 World Championship Roster|publisher=IHF|access-date=15 January 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://archive.ihf.info/upload/matchresuts/hungary_2005/PDF/Rank1.pdf|title= 2005 IHF Men's Junior World Championship|publisher=IHF|access-date=5 September 2005}}

Career

He started his senior career at Kolding IF, before moving to AaB Håndbold, and later to Skjern Håndbold in 2012. {{Cite web|url=http://www.tvmidtvest.dk/indhold/henrik-moelgaard-til-skjern-haandbold|publisher=Tv Midtvest |title=Henrik Møllgaard til Skjern Håndbold}}

In the 2013/2014 he was the topscorer in the Danish League and on the league all-star team as a left back. {{Cite web|url=http://www.hbold.dk/nyheder/herreligaens_all_star-hold_er_fundet/ | publisher=www.hbold.dk |title=Herreligaens All Star-hold er fundet|date=18 March 2014|accessdate=18 March 2014|language=da|trans-title=Herreligaens All star team found}} In that season he won the Danish Cup.{{Cite web|url=http://www.skjernhaandbold.dk/nyheder/nyhed/skjerns+pokalguld+i+tal/?s=44&n=7698 |publisher=Skjern Håndbold|website=www.skjernhaandbold.dk|title=Skjerns pokalguld i tal|date=29 March 2015|accessdate=31 March 2015|language=da|trans-title=Skjerns Cup Gold in numbers}}

In May 2014 he joined the Qatari club Lekhwiya SC for four weeks on a loan deal. {{Cite web | url=http://www.hbold.dk/nyheder/skjern_sender_moellgaard_til_qatar/ | publisher=hbold.dk |title=Skjern sender Møllgaard til Qatar|date=16 May 2014|accessdate=16 May 2014|language=da|trans-title=Skjern sends Møllgaard to Qatar}}

On 25 June 2015 it was announced that Henrik Møllgaard would be joining PSG Handball on a one-year loan contract, due to a long-term injuries with William Accambray.{{cite web|url=http://psghand.fr/index.php/actus/news/item/8650-henrik-mollgaard-a-paris-pour-une-saison |title=Henrik Møllgaard in Paris for one season |publisher=PSG |website=psghand.fr |access-date=25 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626104421/http://psghand.fr/index.php/actus/news/item/8650-henrik-mollgaard-a-paris-pour-une-saison |archive-date=26 June 2015 }} On 4 January 2016, Skjern Håndbold announced that Henrik Møllgaard would be joining PSG Handball permanently from the start of 2016/2017 season on a three-year contract. PSG Handball paid an undisclosed fee for the transfer. Here he won the French championship in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and the French cup in 2018.

On 27 October 2017, it was announced that he would return to play for Aalborg Håndbold in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv2nord.dk/artikel/landsholdsstjerne-henrik-moellgaard-er-tilbage-i-aalborg|title=Landsholdsstjerne Henrik Møllgaard er tilbage i Aalborg|publisher=TV2 Danmark|date=27 October 2017|first=Steven|last=Vikkelsø Andersen|accessdate=22 January 2025}} Here he won the Danish championship in 2019. 2020, 2021 and 2024.{{Cite web|url=http://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2019-03-17-aalborg-vinder-historisk-pokaltitel-efter-stort-drama |publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Aalborg vinder historisk pokaltitel efter stort drama|accessdate=17 March 2019|language=da|trans-title=Aalborg wins historic cup title after huge drama}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-51-115777.html |publisher=handball-world.news|title=Aalborg sichert sich Meisterschaft im entscheidenden dritten Spiel|accessdate=10 June 2019|language=de|trans-title=Aalborg secures championship in crucial last game}}

In 2024 Henrik Møllgaard became the player-assistant coach at Aalborg Håndbold, when the club fired head coach Maik Machulla midway through the season. The club decided to promote the former assistant coach to Machulla, Simon Dahl to head coach, and give Møllgaard the position as assistant to Dahl.{{Cite web|url=https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/ueberraschendes-aus-fuer-maik-machulla-in-aalborg-1064680 |publisher=handball-world.news|title=Überraschendes Aus für Maik Machulla in Aalborg|accessdate=3 November 2024|language=de|trans-title=Surprise for Maik Machulla at Aalborg}}{{Cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2024-11-04-aalborg-tog-et-opgoer-og-det-kostede-cheftraeneren-jobbet |publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk/|title=Aalborg tog et opgør – og det kostede cheftræneren jobbet|date=4 November 2024|accessdate=22 January 2025|language=da|trans-title=Aalborg picked a fight - and it cost the head coach his job}}

In December 2024 he announced that he would retire as a player at the end of the season, and leave Aalborg Håndbold. He will then join his former team PSG Handball as assistant coach.{{Cite web|url=https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/olympiasieger-kuendigt-karriereende-an-1076257 |publisher=handball-world.news|title=Olympiasieger kündigt Karriereende an|accessdate=16 December 2024|language=de|trans-title=Olympic Champion announces retirement}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/paris-st-germain-loest-die-trainerfrage-1076341 |publisher=handball-world.news|title=Paris St. Germain löst die Trainerfrage|accessdate=16 December 2024|language=de|trans-title=PSG solves the coach question}} He played his last match for the Danish national team on 15 March 2025 against France, and was celebrated by the Danish fans after the match.{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/live/haandbold/2025-03-15-danmark-frankrig-moellgaards-sidste-landskamp/farvel-til-moellgaard?entry=cbcc1651-275f-44c5-abe1-5875b06ff967|publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Farvel til Møllgaard|date=15 March 2025|access-date=15 March 2025|language=da|trans-title=Goodbye Møllgaard}}

In February 2025 he won the Danish Cup with Aalborg Håndbold, beating Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the final.{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-02-16-aalborg-vinder-pokalturneringen|title=Aalborg vinder pokalturneringen|publisher=TV2 Danmark|first=Mikkel|last=Christensen|date=16 February 2025|language=da|trans-title=Aalborg wins the cup}}

Individual awards

Best Defence Player of the European Championship: 2016{{cite web|url=http://pol2016.ehf-euro.com/news/single-news/news/ehf-euro-2016-all-stars-named/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=ec0e5ca4d23b3750ee5585f72f1f50ca |title=EHF EURO 2016 All-Stars named |publisher=EHF EURO 2016 official website |date=31 January 2016 |access-date=31 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131210550/http://pol2016.ehf-euro.com/news/single-news/news/ehf-euro-2016-all-stars-named/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=ec0e5ca4d23b3750ee5585f72f1f50ca |archive-date=31 January 2016 }}
Top Goalscorer of the Danish Handball League: 2014
Best Defence Player of EHF Champions League: 2021{{cite web|url=https://ehfcl.eurohandball.com/men/2020-21/news/en/barca-all-star-team-favourites-landin-and-hansen-top-votes/|title=Barça All-star Team favourites; Landin and Hansen top votes|publisher=eurohandball.com|date=11 June 2021}}
Danish Handball Cup MVP 2012{{Cite web|title=Tidligere pokalfightere|url=https://tophaandbold.dk/final4/herrer/tidligere-pokalfightere|url-status=live|access-date=6 June 2021|website=tophaandbold|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330070748/https://tophaandbold.dk/final4/herrer/tidligere-pokalfightere |archive-date=2019-03-30 }}