Magnus Andersson (handballer)

Magnus Andersson
Andersson in 2014
Personal information
Born (1966-05-17) 17 May 1966
Linköping, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club FC Porto (coach)
Senior clubs
Years Team
1985–1987 IF Saab
1987–1991 HK Drott
1991–1992 Viking HK
1992–1993 TuS Schutterwald
1993–1995 HK Drott
1995–1997 TuS Schutterwald
1997–1998 GWD Minden
1998–2003 HK Drott
2001 → CB Ademar León
2003 HSG Nordhorn
National team
Years Team Apps
1988–2003 Sweden 307
Teams managed
2001–2005 HK Drott
2005–2010 FC København
2010–2011 Austria
2011–2012 AG København
2012–2014 HK Malmö
2014–2017 Frisch Auf Göppingen
2018– FC Porto

Per Magnus Andersson (born May 17, 1966) is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Linköping.

In 1992 he was a member of the Swedish handball team won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches and scored 18 goals.

Four years later he was part of the Swedish team which won the silver medal again. He played six matches and scored 16 goals.

At the 2000 Games he won his third silver medal with the Swedish team. He played all eight matches and scored ten goals. Was voted as the best handball player in the world 1993.

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Magnus Andersson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.