Nina Koppang

Nina Koppang, (born 31 May 2002) is a Swedish handball player who plays for IK Sävehof and the Sweden women's national handball team.

Career

Koppang started playing handball in Vadstena HF. She also played football in Vadstena GIF. In 2018 she moved from Vadstena to attend a sports school, and with that she changed to IK Sävehof's youth team. She also continued playing football, now for Göteborg FC's youth team, however only for around 6 months until she decided to quit football and fully focus on handball. The season of 2020/21 was her first in IK Sävehof's senior team.

When she was 16 she played for the Swedish U16 national team in football. In handball, she participated in the U17 European Championship 2019, where Sweden brought home a silver medal. She also participated in the U19 European Championship 2021, where Sweden ended up on the fourth place. There, she was chosen for the All-Star Team as best right back. She made a debut in the senior national team in April 2021 in a game against Hungary, when Sweden's original squad had a Coronavirus outbreak and had to be fully replaced.

Achievements

• Swedish Championship:
  • Winner: 2022, 2023
• Swedish Cup:
  • Winner: 2023, 2024

Personal life

She is the younger half-sister of the Swedish football player Stina Blackstenius.

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