Johan Eklund (handball player)

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Johan Torsten Eklund (born February 18, 1964 in Kungsängen ) is a Swedish handball coach and former handball player .

The 1.80 m wide and active in his time 83 kg heavy Eklund was pivot player . He played in the Swedish Elitserien for Redbergslids IK , with whom he became Swedish champions in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1989.

Johan Eklund made his debut in the Swedish national team in 1986. At the 1988 Olympic Games , he finished fifth. At the 1990 World Cup , he surprisingly beat the Soviet team in the final and became world champion. By 1991 he played 85 international matches .

From 1992 Eklund was part of the Redbergslids IK coaching team. From 2005 he was assistant coach to Magnus Wislander before he inherited him in December 2012. After the 2014/15 season he gave up the coaching position. With the Gothenburg team he won the championship in 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003. In the 2003 European Cup Winners' Cup he lost to BM Ciudad Real in the final .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.dn.se Guldhjälten som försvann (Swedish) from January 30, 2005, accessed on April 13, 2014
  2. ↑ a b www.svenskhandboll.se Landslaget Herrar Samtliga Internationals (PDF, 287 kB) accessed on April 13, 2014
  3. ↑ Johan Eklund in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
  4. ↑ www.thw-provinzial.de Zebra-Journal: Gentzel takes the Kiel exit on September 9, 2009, accessed on April 14, 2014
  5. ↑ www.thw-provinzial.de Kieler Nachrichten: Trainer-Aus for "Max" Wislander from November 21, 2012, accessed on April 14, 2014
  6. ↑ www.expressen.se Redbergslid har gjort klart med ny tränare from May 5, 2015, accessed on September 3, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Eklund, Johan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eklund, Johan Torsten
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish handball player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH 18th February 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Kungsangen