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Andreas Nilsson (handballer)

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Andreas Nilsson
Personal information
Born (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 (age 34)
Trelleborg, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Veszprém KC
Number 18
Youth career
Years Team
0000–2007
IFK Trelleborg
Senior clubs
Years Team
2007–2009
IFK Trelleborg
2009–2012
IFK Skövde
2012–2014
HSV Hamburg
2014–
Veszprém KC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–
Sweden 139 (334)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team

Andreas Nilsson (born 12 April 1990) is a Swedish handballer for Veszprém KC and the Swedish national team.[1]

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 voted Swedish "Handballer of the Year".[4]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "Andreas Nilsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Andreas Nilsson Årets spelare 2016". Svensk Handboll. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. ^ http://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/ferfi-kezilabda-abszolut-veszpremi-foleny-a-seha-ligaban-2782395