Andreas Nilsson (born 12 April 1990) is a Swedish handball player for Önnereds HK and the Swedish national team.[1]
Andreas Nilsson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Trelleborg, Sweden | 12 April 1990||
Nationality | Swedish | ||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Pivot | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Önnereds HK | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2007 | IFK Trelleborg | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2007–2009 | IFK Trelleborg | ||
2009–2012 | IFK Skövde | ||
2012–2014 | HSV Hamburg | ||
2014–2024 | Telekom Veszprém | ||
2024– | Önnereds HK | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010– | Sweden | 142 | (341) |
Medal record |
He competed for the Swedish national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, winning a silver medal, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[2] Nilsson won the EHF Champions League with HSV Hamburg during the 2012–13 season.[3]
On 12 June 2016 he was chosen as Swedish "Handballer of the Year".[4]
Honours
editIndividual
edit- SEHA League All-Star Team Best Line Player:[5] 2019–20
References
edit- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "Andreas Nilsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Andreas Nilsson Årets spelare 2016". Svensk Handboll. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Férfi kézilabda: Abszolút veszprémi fölény a SEHA-ligában - NSO". 8 September 2020.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Andreas Nilsson (handball player).
- Andreas Nilsson at the European Handball Federation
- Andreas Nilsson at Olympedia
- Andreas Nilsson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)