Andreas Nilsson (handballer)
| Andreas Nilsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 12 April 1990 Trelleborg, Sweden | ||
| 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 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010– | Sweden | 154 | (350) |
Medal record | |||
| 1 National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2024 | |||
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Andreas Nilsson (born 12 April 1990) is a Swedish handball player for Önnereds HK 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 chosen as Swedish "Handballer of the Year".[4]
On the Swedish national team he goes by the nickname 'Stycket' (eng:meat lump).
Honours
Individual
- SEHA League All-Star Team Best Line Player:[5] 2019–20
References
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andreas Nilsson (handball player).
- Andreas Nilsson at the European Handball Federation
- Andreas Nilsson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Andreas Nilsson at Olympedia
