Hans Lindberg

Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson (born 1 August 1981) is a Danish former handball player of Icelandic descent who last played for HØJ Elite and the Danish national team. He has played the second most matches for the Danish national team, and measured in years he has the record for longest time on the national team ever as well as oldest player for the Danish team. He is also the all time German Bundesliga top scorer. Since his retirement in 2026, he has been the sporting director at HØJ Elite.

He is of Icelandic descent as both of Lindberg's parents, Tómas Erling Lindberg and Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, are Icelandic. His parents played handball in Iceland with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar.

He is sometimes referred to as the Icelander on the Danish national team in Icelandic media.

Career Lindberg played primarily football as a kid, but later switched to handball. He started playing handball at the club Høj Ølstykke. His professional career in Team Helsinge. In 2006, Team Helsinge merged with Hillerød HK, and is now Nordsjælland Håndbold. Between 2005 and 2007 he played for Viborg HK In the 2006–07 season, he was the top scorer in the Danish league with 187 goals in 26 matches. Viborg reached the final of the Danish Championship, but lost to GOG Svendborg TGI.

In 2007, he joined German club HSV Hamburg. It was reported in Danish media that THW Kiel was also interested in him, but it was denied by the club. With HSV, he won the DHB-Supercup in 2009. He won 2012–13 EHF Champions League with HSV Hamburg, becoming top scorer in the tournament.

Lindberg became the 2009–2010, 2012–2013, and 2021–2022 season's Bundesliga Best Goal Scorer.

From 2016 to 2024 he played for Füchse Berlin.

On 20 May 2023, Lindberg became the highest scoring player in Bundesliga history. The 12 goals he scored against GWD Minden took him past the 2905 goals scored by Yoon Kyung-shin.

He won the 2022–23 EHF European League with Füchse Berlin.

In 2024 he returned to Denmark and joined HØJ Elite. He retired after the 2025-26, where the club was relegated from the Herrehåndboldligaen. After his retirement, he was offered the position of sporting director at the club. Top scorer EHF Champions League: 2012–2013. Top scorer of the Handball-Bundesliga (HBL): 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2021–2022 EHF Excellence Awards Best right wing of the season: 2022–2023 Topscorer of the Danish League: 2006-07