| Isabel Blanco | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Full name | Isabel Blanco |
| Date of birth | 10 May 1979 |
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Height | 1.75 m |
| Playing position | Line player |
| Club information | |
| Current club | FC Midtjylland Håndbold |
| Number | 5 |
| Club history | |
| –1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2004 2004–2006 2006– |
Tertnes IL Ferrobus Mislata Tertnes IL Ikast-Bording EH Aalborg DH FC Midtjylland Håndbold |
| National team | |
| Norway | |
| Since 2004 | 70 (144) |
| Infobox last updated on 19:00, March 14, 2010 (UTC). | |
| Medal record | |
|---|---|
| European Championship | |
| Gold | 2004 Hungary |
| Gold | 2008 Macedonia |
Isabel Blanco (born 10 May 1979 in Bergen) is a Norwegian line player. She is currently playing for the Danish club FC Midtjylland Håndbold and the Norwegian National Team.
National team[]
She won a gold medal at the 2004 European Championship with the Norwegian national team[1] and again at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship.
Club career[]
Blanco has previously played for the clubs Kjøkkelvik, Vadmyra, Nordnes, Tertnes, Club El Ferrobus Mislata and Aalborg DH. She obtained a silver medal in the 2005 and 2008 Danish championships, and a bronze medal in 2006, when she was voted Pivot of the Year in the Danish league.
Personal life[]
Her father is Spanish, but except for the one year at Club El Ferrobus Mislata she has not lived in Spain.[2]
Blanco is an avid painter and photographer, and has stated on numerous occasions that she would like to pursue them as a career when she is done with handball. Blanco has her own website where she sells her paintings. [3]
References[]
- ↑ "6th European Handball Championships – Hungary 2004 – Team Norway" (Retrieved on February 25, 2008)
- ↑ - Vi bør slå Spania. (in Norwegian). VG. 11 December 2004.
- ↑ isabelblanco.com.