Kristian Kristensen (handballer)

Kristian Kristensen
Personal information
Full name Kristian Boldrup Kristensen
Born (1974-06-09) 9 June 1974
Herlev, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Club information
Current club HØJ Elite
Teams managed
Years Team
2005-2008
Denmark (youth)
2008-2010
FCK Håndbold (assistant coach)
2011-2012
Nordsjælland Håndbold
2013-2014
Roskilde Håndbold
2014-2016
Herning-Ikast Håndbold (assistant coach)
2016-2019
Herning-Ikast Håndbold
2017-2019
Hungary (Analyser/Physical coach)
2019-2020
Ribe-Esbjerg HH (assistant coach)
2020-2021
Ribe-Esbjerg HH
2022-2024
KIF Kolding
2024-
HØJ Elite

Kristian Kristensen (born 9 June 1974) is a Danish team handball coach, who coaches HØJ Elite's women's team. He coached KIF Kolding from 2022 to 2024.

He previously coached Danish women's youth national team, Roskilde Håndbold and Herning-Ikast Håndbold.

Kristensen were also a part of the Hungarian women's national team, as Analyzer/Physical coach, from 2017 to 2019.

From 2020 to 2021 he was the coached Ribe-Esbjerg HH He quit his job when Ribe-Esbjerg due to disappointing results, when the team was in last place in November 2021 having 6 points from 10 matches.

In February 2022 he was hired as the coach of KIF Kolding, who were battling relegation. He narrowly managed to keep the team in the league, when Peter Balling scored a crucial equalizing goal with 7 seconds to go against TTH Holstebro, which kept them in the league. He was fired at KIF Kolding in the 2024-25 season in October. Despite his firing, KIF Kolding were relegated later the season, when they finished 14th out of 14 in the regular season. A month later he was hired as the head coach of HØJ Elite women's team in the Danish 1st Division. Later the same season he secured promotion to the top flight.