Bengt Johansson (handball)
Bengt Johansson (born July 24 Template:Ye in Halmstad, Sweden) is a handball player and coach, playing in the national team Template:Ye-Template:Ye, but best known as coach for the Swedish national handball team 1988-2004.
His nickname is Bengan, a common nickname in Sweden for people named Bengt. He is recognizable by his Halmstad dialect. He has invented a special tactic known as Gurkburken ("The Gherkin Jar"), which he pronounces Guekbueken.
During his time as a coach, the Swedish national team (occasionally known as Bengan Boys), won several international championships, including two World Championships (Template:Ye and Template:Ye), four European Championships (1994, 1998, 2000 and 2002) and three silver medals at the Olympic Games (1992, 1996 and 2000).
References
- "Bengt Johansson". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 May 2010.
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