Mathias Franzén
| Player information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Gustav Mathias Franzén |
| birthday | February 22, 1975 |
| place of birth | |
| citizenship |
 Swedish
|
| height | 1.89 m |
| Playing position | Left winger |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1981-1995 |
HK Aranäs
|
| 1995-2001 |
Redbergslids IK
|
| 2001-2004 |
 FC Barcelona
|
| 2004-2007 |
 HSG Nordhorn
|
| National team | |
| Games (goals) | |
|
Sweden
|
123 (283) |
| Clubs as coaches | |
| from ... to | society |
| 2009–2012 |
HK Varberg
|
|
As of September 23, 2019 |
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Karl Gustav Mathias Franzén (born February 22, 1975 ) is a former Swedish handball player and a current handball coach .
Franzén started playing handball at HK Aranäs when he was six . In 1995 he moved to the Swedish record champions Redbergslids IK , with whom he won a total of five championships. His older brother Mikel and his twin brother Anders were also active for Redbergslids. In 2001, the outside player moved to the Spanish top club FC Barcelona . With Barcelona he won the championship and the EHF Cup in the 2002/03 season . In 2004 the trained chef joined the German Bundesliga club HSG Nordhorn . After three seasons he ended his career there. Two years later, Franzén took over as coach from HK Varberg, who was then playing in Swedish Division 2. In the 2010/11 season Varberg was promoted to Division 1. After the 2011/12 season, he ended his coaching at HK Varberg.
Franzén played 123 times for the Swedish national team , with whom he won the European championship in 2000 and 2002 and the 1999 world championship. In addition, the right-hander won the silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games.
Web links
- Mathias Franzén in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ handbollslandslaget.se: Statistics of the Swedish Handball Federation , accessed on October 16, 2017
- ↑ a b c hsgnordhorn-lingen.de, Hitzkopf from Sweden is a dear boy , accessed on November 10, 2009
- ↑ aftonbladet.se, Det nya Sverige ... , accessed November 10, 2009
- ↑ thw-provinzial.de, roster of opponents FC Barcelona 2001/2002 season , accessed on November 10, 2009
- ↑ thw-provinzial.de, Zebra-Journal: Wirtschaftslaute? The handball Bundesliga is booming , accessed on May 1, 2019
- ↑ HSG Nordhorn - Season 2007/08 ( Memento from June 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ sverigesradio.se, Franzén ny tränare för HK Varberg , accessed on September 27, 2016
- ↑ Anders Flink: Franzén slutar som tränare för HK Varberg. In: Hallands Nyheter . March 31, 2012, accessed September 23, 2019 (Swedish).
- ↑ sport-komplett.de, European Championships - Halle (men) , accessed on November 10, 2009
- ↑ dhb.de, 1999 in Egypt: Sweden - Russia 25:24 , accessed on November 10, 2009
- ↑ Mathias Franzén in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on November 10, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Franzén, Mathias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Franzén, Karl Gustav Mathias (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish handball player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1975 |