Louise Burgaard

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Louise Burgaard

| fullname = Louise Katharina Vinter Burgaard

| image = Louise Burgaard (Maillot 19) lors de la rencontre contre Dijon.jpg

| caption = Burgaard in 2019

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|10|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Esbjerg, Denmark

| nationality = Danish

| height = 1.76 m

| position = Right back

| currentclub = Odense Håndbold

| clubnumber = 27

| years1 = 2008–2011

| clubs1 = KIF Vejen

| years2 = 2011–2013

| clubs2 = TTH Holstebro

| years3 = 2013–2015

| clubs3 = Viborg HK

| years4 = 2015–2019

| clubs4 = FCM Håndbold

| years5 = 2019–2024

| clubs5 = Metz Handball

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = Odense Håndbold

| nationalyears1 = 2011–

| nationalteam1 = Denmark

| nationalcaps1 = 183

| nationalgoals1 = 379

| ntupdate =

| medaltemplates =

}}

Louise Katharina Vinter Burgaard (born 17 October 1992) is a Danish handballer for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team.[https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/SF6tte7X6wpJuP0Qar8-wA/louise-katharina-burgaard/ EHF profile]

She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship in Serbia.{{cite web|url=http://www.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/121/PDF/DEN.PDF|title=XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roster Denmark|publisher=International Handball Federation|accessdate=7 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226130351/http://www.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/121/PDF/DEN.PDF#|archive-date=26 December 2011|url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://handball.sportresult.com/HBEM14W/PDF/DEN-R.pdf|title=2014 European Championship Roster|website=handball.sportresult.com|publisher=EHF|accessdate=7 December 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191245/http://handball.sportresult.com/HBEM14W/PDF/DEN-R.pdf|url-status=dead}} 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}}

Club career

Burgaard started playing handball at Vinding SF when she was 5. In 2006 she signed for Fredericia HK.{{Cite web|date=21 November 2011|title=Louise Burgaard|url=http://www.hopskud.dk/Stjerner/Saadan-blev-jeg-opdaget/LOUISE-BURGAARD|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121212543/http://www.hopskud.dk/Stjerner/Saadan-blev-jeg-opdaget/LOUISE-BURGAARD|archive-date=21 November 2011|access-date=2024-08-29|website=hopskud.dk|language=da}} She has played for numerous Danish clubs, before in 2019 signing for the French club Metz Handball. Here she has won both the French cup and the LFH Division 1 Féminine multiple times.

In the 2024–25 season, she achieved a perfect regular season with Odense Håndbold, winning 26 of 26 games.{{cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/kvindeligaen/odense-napper-rub-og-stub-og-vinder-grundspillet-med-lutter-sejre|publisher=Danmarks Radio|title=Odense napper rub og stub og vinder grundspillet med lutter sejre|author=Morten Mølby|date=5 April 2025|language=da|access-date=5 April 2025}} Later the same season she won the Danish Championship, when Odense beat Team Esbjerg in the final 2-1 in matches.{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/live/haandbold/2025-06-12-odense-vinder-dm-guld-efter-vanvittig-afgoerelse|publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Odense vinder DM-guld efter vanvittig afgørelse|date=12 June 2025|access-date=12 June 2025|language=da}}

Achievements

=Domestic=

Danish Championship:
Winner: 2014, 2025
Silver Medalist: 2013, 2016, 2019
Bronze Medalist: 2017
French Championship:
Winner: 2022, 2023
Silver Medalist: 2021
Danish Cup:
Winner: 2013, 2015
Finalist: 2016
French Cup:
Winner: 2022, 2023

=European=

EHF Cup:
Winner: 2013
EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
Winner: 2014
EHF Champions League:
Silver medalist: 2025
Bronze medalist: 2022

Individual awards

All-Star right back of the World Championship: 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/competitions/women/307/26th-ihf-womens-world-championship-2023-denmarknorwaysweden/128037/news/162193|title=2023 IHF Women's World Championship: All-Star Team Revealed|website=ihf.info|publisher=IHF|date=17 December 2023|access-date=17 December 2023}}
All-Star Right Back of the Junior World Championship: 2010
All-Star Right Back of the Junior European Championship: 2011
All-Star Right Back of the Danish League: 2013, 2019

Personal life

She is married to Adreas Vinter. Because of their marriage, they both have the surname, Vinter Burgaard.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

References

External links

{{International Handball Federation|18381|Louise Katharina Vinter Burgaard}}
{{European Handball Federation|new_id=SF6tte7X6wpJuP0Qar8-wA|name=Louise Katharina Vinter Burgaard|id=538110}}
{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com}}
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/louise-vinter-burgaard_1895187 Louise Vinter Burgaard] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
{{Instagram|name=Louise Vinter Burgaard}}

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