Morten Soubak
Morten Soubak (born 6 August 1964 in Fodby) is a Danish handball coach for Primeiro de Agosto and the Angola women's national team.[1] He coached the Brazilian national team between 2009 and 2016 and lead them to a historic title at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship.[2]
Biography
Soubak hails from
As a Danish female team had recently visited Brazil, in 1993 Soubak decided to visit the South American country in search of local contacts, despite not knowing neither Portuguese nor even Spanish.
Eventually Soubak returned to Brazil in 2005 to coach the male team of
In 2017, Soubak signed a one-year deal with Angolan women's club Primeiro de Agosto.[13]
References
- ^ "Soubak troca Brasil por Angola" [Soubak exchanges Brazil for Angola]. Jornal de Angola. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brazil – Team Roster Brazil" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ [1] (in Danish)
- ^ a b Técnico diz que seleção feminina de handebol é desafio maior que a Cruz Vermelha, UOL Esporte (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b c [2] (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b Danish Morten Soubak wins first ever women’s handball world title for Brazil, Danish Chamber of Commerce in Brazil (p.44)
- ^ Único problema de Morten, segundo amigos, é 'loucura', O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese)
- ^ Morten Soubak revê a Dinamarca, de onde saiu como comentarista de TV Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, LANCE! (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b c Morten Soubak - Técnico, Confederação Brasileira de Handebol (in Portuguese)
- ^ Méritos do título do mundial de handebol vão para o "gringo" Morten Soubak, Estado de Minas (in Portuguese)
- Folha de S. Paulo(in Portuguese)
- ^ Brasil encerra parceria com time que tem 6 campeãs mundiais de handebol (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Andebol: Seniores femininos com novo treinador" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. Retrieved 19 Jan 2017.