Anja Andersen

Anja Andersen
Personal information
Born	(1969-02-15) 15 February 1969 (age 56) Odense, Denmark
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Back
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	Stjernen IF
	Vejle Allested
	ASH 72
	IF Jarl Arden
1986–1987	Aalborg KFUM
1987–1988	Ikast FS
1989	Viborg HK
1989–1993	Bækkelagets SK
1993–1996	TuS Walle Bremen
1996–1999	Bækkelagets SK
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1998	Denmark	133	(725)
Teams managed
2000–2008	Slagelse DT
2006	Serbia & Montenegro
2008–2010	FC Copenhagen
2011	Oltchim Vâlcea
2011–2012	Viborg HK (Men's team)
2013–2015	DHG Odense
Medal record Women's handball Representing Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team World Championship 1997 Germany Team 1993 Norway Team 1995 Austria Hungary Team European Championship 1994 Germany Team 1996 Denmark Team
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2011

Anja Jul Andersen (born 15 February 1969 in Odense, Denmark) is a Danish former team handball player and current coach. She is an Olympic champion, World champion and two times European champion. In 1997, she was named IHF World Player of the Year. She is widely regarded as one of the best female handball players of all time. She was admitted to the Danish Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.^[1] She was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.^[2]