fullname years birth_place weight nationality height position article_title birth_date clubnumber image currentclub name
michael vestergaard knudsen 1997-2002 hobro , denmark 99 kg lb danish 1.92 0 pivot michael v. knudsen
 4 september 1978 77 michael v knudsen 01.jpg bjerringbro-silkeborg michael v. knudsen
michael v. knudsen

michael vestergaard knudsen -lrb- born 4 september 1978 -rrb- is a danish team handball player .
he is a european champion , having won the 2008 european men 's handball championship with the danish national handball team .
he received a bronze medal at the 2007 world men 's handball championship , where he was voted into the `` all-star-team '' -lrb- as pivot -rrb- .
in 2011 he won a silver medal at the world championships , with denmark losing to france in what was described as `` the most thrilling world championships final since decades '' .
at the 2006 european men 's handball championship he was number three on the top scoring list , and the danish team received bronze medals , as they did in 2002 and 2004 .
knudsen currently plays for danish side bjerringbro-silkeborg .
in 2014 , he was part of the danish team that won the silver medal at the european championship .
at olympic level , he has represented denmark at the 2008 and 2012 summer olympics .
