Andreas Nilsson (handballer)
Swedish handball player (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andreas Nilsson (born 12 April 1990) is a Swedish handball player for Telekom Veszprém and the Swedish national team.[1]
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Andreas Nilsson | |||
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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 | Telekom Veszprém | ||
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 | ||
2014–2024 | Telekom Veszprém | ||
2024– | Önnereds HK | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010– | Sweden | 142 | (341) |
Medal record |
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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]