Kristofer Karlsson

Kristofer Karlsson
Personal information
Full name Kristofer Karlsson
Date of birth (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992
Place of birth Bondi, Australia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Kungsängens SK
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 Westermalm IF
2005–2008 HK Cliff
2009, 2012–2013 AIK Handboll
2010–2011 IF Swithiod
2014-2015 KÍF - Kollafjarðar Ítróttarfelag
National team
2011 - 2013 Australia U21 8
2010 Southern Stars 4
2010–current Australia 24
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kristofer Karlsson (born 26 October 1992 in Bondi, New South Wales) is an Australian team handball player.

Career

Kristofer lives in Stockholm, Sweden and plays for Kungsängens SK in Division 1 North.

In 2010 he joined the Australian team Australian national team (under the name of "The Southern Stars") and participated in the IHF Super Globe. In 2011 Kristofer participated in the Intercontinental Trophy Cup where he was awarded "Best Goalkeeper".[1] In 2013 Kristofer was picked to play the 23rd World Championship in Spain, the youngest goalkeeper and 2nd youngest player in the tournament.

He has since represented Australia at the 2014 Oceania Handball Championship, 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship, 2016 Rio Olympic Qualifiers and World Cup Qualifiers in Qatar and South Korea.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ihf.info/TheIHF/ContinentalFederations/AsianHandballFederationAHF/ListofFederations/HandballFederationofIndia/News/NewsDetails/tabid/4480/Default.aspx?ID=700 International Handball Federation
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