Line Jørgensen

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Line Jørgensen

| fullname = Line Anna Ryborg Jørgensen Myers

| image = Line Jorgensen 20181118.jpg

| nationality = Danish

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|12|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hvidovre, Denmark

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Right back

| youthyears1 = 1993–2001

| youthclubs1 = Hvidovre IF

| youthyears2 = 2001–2006

| youthclubs2 = BK Ydun

| years1 = 2006–2009

| clubs1 = GOG Svendborg TGI

| years2 = 2006–2008

| clubs2 = BK Ydun (loan)

| years3 = 2009–2010

| clubs3 = Odense Håndbold

| years4 = 2010–2015

| clubs4 = FC Midtjylland

| years5 = 2015–2018

| clubs5 = CSM București

| years6 = 2018–2022

| clubs6 = Team Esbjerg

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2018

| nationalteam1 = Denmark

| nationalcaps1 = 149

| nationalgoals1 = 352

| medaltemplates =

}}

Line Anna Ryborg Jørgensen Myers (born 31 December 1989) is a former Danish handball player, who last played for Team Esbjerg and formerly the Danish national team.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/player/525217|title=Line Anna Ryborg Jørgensen Profile|publisher=European Handball Federation|accessdate=25 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://csmbucuresti.ro/sectii-sportive/handbal/handbal-feminin/stiri/756-line-jorgensen-%E2%80%9Dcsm-bucure%C8%99ti-este-un-pas-%C3%AEnainte-%C3%AEn-cariera-mea%E2%80%9D|title=Line Jorgensen: "CSM București este un pas înainte în cariera mea"|publisher=CSM București Official Website|date=26 January 2015|language=Romanian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131061424/http://csmbucuresti.ro/sectii-sportive/handbal/handbal-feminin/stiri/756-line-jorgensen-%E2%80%9Dcsm-bucure%C8%99ti-este-un-pas-%C3%AEnainte-%C3%AEn-cariera-mea%E2%80%9D|archivedate=31 January 2015 }}

She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.gsp.ro/sporturi/altele/cetateni-de-onoare-cu-acte-premiere-in-masa-facuta-de-gabriela-firea-cine-sunt-sportivii-care-au-fost-recompensati-493745.html|title=Cetățeni de Onoare cu acte » Premiere în masă făcută de Gabriela Firea: cine sunt sportivii care au fost recompensați|publisher=Gazeta Sporturilor|date=10 November 2016|language=Romanian}}

Handball career

Line Myers startet playing handball at the age of 3 at Hvidovre IF, before switching to BK Ydun at the age of 12.

She debuted for the Danish national team in 2007, and played her first major tournament at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship in Denmark. In 2012 she was appointed captain of the Danish national team after Karin Mortensen retired.{{Cite web|last=Gade Østergaard|first=Rasmus|date=2012-11-27|title=Ny anfører: Jeg er rykket op i hierarkiet|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/2012-11-27-ny-anfoerer-jeg-er-rykket-op-i-hierarkiet|access-date=2024-08-29|website=TV 2|language=da-DK}}

At the 2013 World Championship, she was a part of the Danish team that won bronze medals, breaking a 9 year streak without medals for the Danish team. They beat Poland 30-26.{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2013-12-22-forbandelsen-er-brudt-danmark-vinder-bronze|publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Forbandelsen er brudt: Danmark vinder bronze|date=22 December 2013|access-date=5 March 2025|language=da}}

She won the Danish Championship in 2015 with FC Midtjylland Håndbold, before switching to Romanian club CSM Bucuresti the following season. Here she won the EHF Champions League. She played in Romanian handball for 3 years before she returned to Denmark to play for the Danish top club Team Esbjerg.

After 4 years at Team Esbjerg, where she won the Danish Championship twice, she retired in 2022.

Post playing career

In 2022 she was hired as a coach for the Danish U15 and U17 national teams.{{Cite web|last=O. Madsen|first=Mads|date=2022-04-28|title=Line Myers scorer nyt job|url=https://hbold.dk/2022/04/28/line-myers-scorer-nyt-job|access-date=2024-08-29|website=Hbold.dk|language=da}}

At the 2021 Danish local elections she ran for office in her home municipality, Esbjerg Municipality, for the local party 'Borgerlisten', but did not achieve election.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-31|title=Nu vil Line også spille på den politiske bane|url=https://ugeavisen.dk/esbjerg/nu-vil-line-ogsaa-spille-paa-den-politiske-bane|access-date=2024-08-29|website=ugeavisen.dk|language=da}}