Sweden men's national handball team
Nickname(s) | Tre Kronor | ||
Association | Svenska Handballförbundet (SHF) | ||
confederacy | European Handball Federation (EHF) | ||
outfitter | CRAFT | ||
Trainer | Glen Solberg | ||
assistant coach | Martin Boquist | ||
team captain | Andreas Palicka | ||
Most goals | Magnus Wislander (1191) | ||
Most games | Magnus Wislander (386) | ||
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balance sheet | |||
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1507 games 924 wins 98 draws 485 losses |
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statistics | |||
First international match Field handball : Sweden 7:18 (3:9) Germany August 31, 1934, Stockholm Indoor handball : Denmark 12:18 (7:6) Sweden March 8, 1935, Copenhagen |
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Last game field handball: Soviet Union 14:13 (-:-) Sweden May 22, 1963, Moscow , Soviet Union |
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Biggest win Sweden 49-16 (22-5) Australia January 23, 2005, Sfax , Tunisia |
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Highest defeat Soviet Union 28:13 (12:9) Sweden June 28, 1979, Pula , Yugoslavia |
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Olympic games | |||
participations | 9 of 14 (First: 1972 ) | ||
best result | Silver: 1992 , 1996 , 2000 , 2012 | ||
Men's Handball World Championship | |||
participations | 25 of 27 (First: 1938 ) | ||
best result | World Champion 1954 , 1958 , 1990 , 1999 | ||
Men's European Handball Championship | |||
participations | 14 of 15 (First: 1994 ) | ||
best result | European Champion 1994 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2022 | ||
(as of January 31, 2022) |
The Sweden men's national handball team represents Sweden in international tournaments in handball . In 1935 she played the first international handball match ever. The away game in Copenhagen against the Danish selection was won 18:12.
With four titles at World Championships , a record five titles at European Championships and four silver medals at Olympic Games , the team is one of the most successful in the world. Bengt Johansson coached the team during the strongest period between 1988 and 2004, when 13 medals were won in 16 championships .
Many players of the team achieved worldwide success. The record national player Magnus Wislander was named World Handball Player of the Year in 1990, and in 2000 he was also named Handball Player of the Century .
Participation in international championships and tournaments
Hall
World Championship
- 1938 World Cup :
- 1954 World Championship : (World Champion)
- 1958 World Championship : (World Champion)
- 1961 World Cup :
- 1964 World Cup :
- 1967 World Championship : 5th place
- 1970 World Championship : 6th place
- 1974 World Championship : 10th place
- 1978 World Championship : 8th place
- 1982 World Championship : 11th place
- 1986 World Championship : 4th place
- 1990 World Championship : (World Champion)
- 1993 World Cup :
- 1995 World Cup :
- 1997 World Cup :
- 1999 World Championship : (World Champion)
- 2001 World Cup :
- 2003 World Championship : Main round
- 2005 World Championship : 11th place
- 2007 World Cup : did not qualify
- 2009 World Championship : 7th place
- 2011 World Championship : 4th place
- 2013 World Cup : did not qualify
- 2015 World Championship : 10th place
- 2017 World Championship : 6th place
- World Championship 2019 : 5th place
- World Cup 2021 :
B World Championship
- 1977 B World Championship : (B World Champion)
- 1979 World B Championship : 6th place
- 1981 World B Championship : 3rd place
- 1983 World B Championship : 4th place
European Championship
- 1994 European Championship : (European Champion)
- 1996 European Championship : 4th place
- 1998 European Championship : (European Champion)
- European Championship 2000 : (European Champion)
- 2002 European Championship : (European Champion)
- 2004 European Championship : 7th place
- 2006 European Championship : did not qualify
- 2008 European Championship : 5th place
- 2010 European Championship : 15th place
- 2012 European Championship : 12th place
- 2014 European Championship : 7th place
- 2016 European Championship : 8th place
- European Championship 2018 :
- European Championship 2020 : 7th place
- European Championship 2022 : (European Champion)
Olympic games
- 1972 Olympics : 7th place
- 1976 Olympics : did not qualify
- 1980 Olympics : did not compete
- 1984 Olympics : 5th place
- 1988 Olympics : 5th place
- 1992 Olympic Games :
- 1996 Olympic Games :
- Olympic Games 2000 :
- 2004 Olympics : did not qualify
- 2008 Olympics : did not qualify
- Olympic Games 2012 :
- 2016 Olympics : 8th place
- 2020 Olympic Games (2021) : 5th place
World Cup
- World Cup 1971 : 5th place
- World Cup 1974 : 8th place
- World Cup 1979 : 8th place
- World Cup 1984 : 4th place
- World Cup 1988 : 3rd place
- World Cup 1992 : 1st place
- World Cup 1996 : 1st place
- World Cup 1999 : 3rd place
- World Cup 2002 : 5th place
- World Cup 2004 : 1st place
- World Cup 2006 : 3rd place
- World Cup 2010 : 2nd place
Supercup
- 1979 Supercup : 6th place
- Supercup 1981 : 6th place
- Supercup 1983 : 5th place
- Supercup 1985 : 8th place
- 1987 Supercup : 6th place
- Supercup 1989 : 5th place
- Supercup 1991 : 3rd place
- Supercup 1993 : 1st place
- Supercup 1995 : 3rd place
- Supercup 1998 : 5th place
- Supercup 1999 : 3rd place
- Supercup 2001 : 3rd place
- Supercup 2003 : 3rd place
- Supercup 2005 : 1st place
- Supercup 2007 : 2nd place
- Supercup 2009 : 3rd place
- Supercup 2011 : 2nd place
- Supercup 2013 : 3rd place
- Supercup 2015 : did not participate
Baltic Cup
- Baltic Cup 1968 : 6th place
- Baltic Cup 1969 : 6th place
- Baltic Cup 1970 : 2nd place
- Baltic Cup 1971 : 6th place
- Baltic Cup 1972 : 4th place
- Baltic Cup 1973 : 7th place
- Baltic Cup 1974 : 5th place
- Baltic Cup 1976 : 4th place
- Baltic Cup 1977 : 6th place
- Baltic Cup 1979 : 5th place
- 1980 Baltic Cup : did not participate
- 1981 Baltic Cup : did not participate
- Baltic Cup 1985 : 6th place
- 1986 Baltic Cup : did not participate
- Baltic Cup 1987 : 4th place
- Ostseepokal 1989 : did not participate
Other tournament participations
(Selection)
- Carpathian Cup 1969 : 2nd place
- Carpathian Cup 1972 : 5th place
- Carpathian Cup 1984 : 5th place
- Trophy of Yugoslavia 1977 :
- Trophy of Yugoslavia 1979 : 6th place
- DHV national cup 1978 : 6th place
- DHV national cup 1981 : 5th place
- DHV national cup 1982 : 4th place
- 1987 Pre-Olympic Tournament (Seoul):
- 1991 Pre-Olympic Tournament (Granollers): 6th place
- 1995 Pre-Olympic Tournament (Atlanta): 1st place
- 1999 Pre-Olympic Tournament (Sydney):
field
World Championship
- 1938 World Championship : 4th place
- 1948 World Championship : (World Champion)
- 1952 World Cup :
- 1955 World Championship : 4th place
- 1959 World Cup :
- 1963 World Cup : did not compete
- 1966 World Cup : did not compete
Olympic games
- 1936 Olympics : did not take part
awards
- Jerring Prize 1990
- Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1998
- Sweden's Sports Team of the Year 1999 and 2002
National player and coach
player
So far, 577 players have played for the national selection.
records
record player | |||||
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Period | |||||
Pl. | Surname | games | position | from | until |
1 | Magnus Wislander | 386 | back center | 1982 | 2004 |
2 | Ola Lindgren | 375 | back space left | 1982 | 2003 |
3 | Staffan Olsson | 358 | back room on the right | 1982 | 2004 |
4 | Tomas Svensson | 331 | goalkeeper | 1985 | 2008 |
5 | Per Carlen | 327 | circle runner | 1978 | 1996 |
6 | Magnus Andersson | 310 | back center | 1984 | 2003 |
7 | Mats Olsson | 292 | goalkeeper | 1978 | 1997 |
8th | Erik Hajas | 281 | left winger | 1984 | 1997 |
9 | Stefan Lovgren | 269 | back center | 1993 | 2006 |
10 | Johan Peterson | 250 | right winger | 1993 | 2008 |
11 | Kim Andersson | 240 | back room on the right | 2001 | 2019 |
12 | Pierre Thorson | 237 | right winger | 1988 | 2000 |
13 | Peter Gentzel | 227 | goalkeeper | 1992 | 2008 |
14 | Jonas Kallman | 223 | left winger | 2001 | 2017 |
15 | Martin Boquist | 219 | back space left | 1996 | 2008 |
16 | Claes Hellgren | 211 | goalkeeper | 1976 | 1988 |
17 | Jonas Larholm | 210 | back center | 2001 | 2014 |
Thomas Sivertsson | 210 | circle runner | 1992 | 2002 | |
19 | Sten Sjogren | 200 | back room on the right | 1978 | 1991 |
20 | Robert Arrhenius | 194 | circle runner | 1998 | 2011 |
Robert Hedin | 194 | back space left | 1988 | 1998 | |
22 | Bjorn Jilsen | 189 | back space left | 1982 | 1991 |
23 | Tobias Karlson | 180 | circle runner | 2006 | 2016 |
24 | Nicholas Ekberg | 176 | right winger | 2008 | 2019 |
25 | Martin Frandesjo | 165 | left winger | 1994 | 2004 |
Ljubomir Vranjes | 165 | back center | 1996 | 2007 | |
27 | Fredrik Petersen | 155 | left winger | 2003 | 2016 |
28 | Mattias Andersson | 150 | goalkeeper | 1998 | 2016 |
29 | Dalibor Doder | 146 | back center | 1998 | 2012 |
Dan Ericsson | 146 | 1968 | 1978 | ||
As of May 9, 2020 |
record scorers | ||||||
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Period | ||||||
Pl. | Surname | Gates | position | ∅ | from | until |
1 | Magnus Wislander | 1191 | back center | 3.09 | 1982 | 2004 |
2 | Stefan Lovgren | 1161 | back center | 4.32 | 1993 | 2006 |
3 | Per Carlen | 1026 | circle runner | 3:14 | 1978 | 1996 |
4 | Erik Hajas | 993 | left winger | 3.53 | 1984 | 1997 |
5 | Bjorn Jilsen | 955 | back space left | 5.05 | 1982 | 1991 |
6 | Staffan Olsson | 921 | back room on the right | 2.57 | 1982 | 2004 |
7 | Magnus Andersson | 919 | back center | 2.96 | 1984 | 2003 |
8th | Kim Andersson | 824 | back room on the right | 3.43 | 2001 | 2019 |
9 | Johan Peterson | 815 | right winger | 3.26 | 1993 | 2008 |
10 | Nicholas Ekberg | 718 | right winger | 4.08 | 2008 | 2019 |
11 | Jonas Kallman | 646 | left winger | 2.90 | 2001 | 2017 |
12 | Jonas Larholm | 637 | back center | 3.03 | 2001 | 2014 |
13 | Pierre Thorson | 558 | right winger | 2.05 | 1988 | 2000 |
14 | Sten Sjogren | 506 | back room on the right | 2.53 | 1978 | 1991 |
15 | Martin Boquist | 496 | back space left | 2.26 | 1996 | 2008 |
16 | Ola Lindgren | 477 | back space left | 1.27 | 1982 | 2003 |
17 | Bjorn Andersson | 460 | 4.04 | 1969 | 1978 | |
Thomas Sivertsson | 460 | circle runner | 2:19 | 1992 | 2002 | |
19 | Martin Frandesjo | 456 | left winger | 2.76 | 1994 | 2004 |
20 | Ljubomir Vranjes | 451 | back center | 2.73 | 1996 | 2007 |
21 | Dalibor Doder | 429 | back center | 2.94 | 1998 | 2012 |
22 | Fredrik Petersen | 426 | left winger | 2.75 | 2003 | 2016 |
23 | Lennart Ericsson | 402 | left back room | 3.62 | 1965 | 1973 |
24 | Robert Arrhenius | 379 | circle runner | 1.95 | 1998 | 2011 |
25 | Marcus Ahlm | 368 | circle runner | 3.20 | 1999 | 2008 |
26 | Andrew Nilsson | 341 | circle runner | 2.42 | 2008 | 2020 |
27 | Robert Hedin | 333 | back space left | 1.72 | 1988 | 1998 |
28 | Claes Ribendahl | 328 | back space left | 3:15 | 1976 | 1983 |
29 | Kjell Jonsson | 326 | back center | 3.08 | 1953 | 1965 |
30 | Mattias Zachrisson | 305 | right winger | 2.38 | 2009 | 2019 |
As of May 9, 2020 |
squad
Olympic games | |||
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No. | Surname | position | society |
1 | Peter Johannesson | goalkeeper | TBV Lemgo |
12 | Andreas Palicka | goalkeeper | Redbergslid's IK |
30 | Tobias Thulin | goalkeeper | TVB 1898 Stuttgart |
2 | Jonathan Carlsbogard | back space left | TBV Lemgo |
5 | Max Darj | circle runner | Bergischer HC |
6 | Felix Moller | circle runner | IK Sävehof |
10 | Nicholas Ekberg | right winger | THW Kiel |
11 | Daniel Pettersson | right winger | SC Magdeburg |
15 | Hampus tub | left winger | SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
18 | Fredric Pettersson | circle runner | Fenix Toulouse Handball |
19 | Felix Claar | back center | Aalborg Handbold |
22 | Lucas Pellas | left winger | Montpellier Handball |
23 | Albin Lagergren | back room on the right | Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
24 | Jim Gottfriedsson | back center | SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
33 | Luke Sandell | back room on the right | Aalborg Handbold |
32 | Oscar Bergendahl | circle runner | GOG |
42 | Eric Johansson | back space left | Elverum Handball |
49 | Karl Wallinius | back space left | Montpellier Handball |
Trainer | ||
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Glen Solberg | Trainer | |
Martin Boquist | assistant coach |
As of June 18, 2021
Former national players
(This list includes a selection of players not featured in the previous sections.)
- George Abrahamsson
- Bo Andersson
- Robert Andersson
- Thomas Augustson
- Goran Bengtsson
- Gosta Carlsson
- Per Carlsson
- Magnus Cato
- Lennart Ebbinge
- Jonas Ernelind
- Mats Fransson
- Mathias Franzen
- Mattias Gustavsson
- Tomas Gustavsson
- Goran Hard of Segerstad
- Johan Jakobsson
- Magnus Jernemyr
- Par Jilsen
- Andrew Larsson
- Jesper Larson
- Jan Lennartsson
- Mats Lindau
- Henrik Lundstrom
- Christian Magnusson
- Roman Marciniak
- Peter Olofson
- Ole Olsson
- Basti Rasmussen
- Sebastian Seifert
- Danny Sjoberg
Trainer
So far, twelve different people or teams have acted as coaches for the selection:
Trainer History | |||||
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(1.) | Herbert Johansson (1938–1948) | ||||
(2.) | Curt Wadmark (1948-1967) | ||||
(3.) | Roland Mattson (1967-1974) | ||||
(4.) | Bertil Andersen (1974–1979) | ||||
(5.) | Ingemar Ericsson (1979–1980) | ||||
(6.) | Caj-Ake Andersson (1980–1982) | ||||
(7.) | Roger Carlsson (1982–1988) | ||||
(8th.) | Bengt Johansson (1988-2004) | ||||
(9.) | Ingemar Linnéll (2004-2008) | ||||
{ | (10.) | Ola Lindgren | (2008-2016) | } | |
Staffan Olsson | |||||
(11.) | Kristján Andrésson (2016-2020) | ||||
(12.) | Glenn Solberg (since 2020) | ||||
As of April 29, 2020 |
web links
Remarks
- ↑ The game was the first international indoor handball game in the world.
- ↑ On November 22, 1987 at 19:34 (10:14) in Wuppertal there was also a defeat with a difference of 15 goals.
- ↑ As of February 4, 2020
itemizations
- ↑ a b Daniel Vandor: Solberg ersätter Andrésson som förbundskapten efter EM 2020. In: handbollslandslaget.se. Svenska Handbollslandslaget, March 26, 2019, accessed April 29, 2020 (Swedish).
- ↑ a b c Spelar Statistics. In: handbollslandslaget.se. Svenska Handbollslandslaget, retrieved 29 April 2020 (Swedish).
- ↑ Landskamper. In: handbollslandslaget.se. Svenska Handbollslandslaget, accessed 31 January 2022 (Swedish).
- ↑ a b The handball history. (PDF; 607 kB) (No longer available online.) In: habapix.ch. Handball practice habapix.ch, formerly in the original ; Retrieved April 29, 2020 : "1935 Denmark's men played the international premiere indoors against Sweden."
- ↑ Ulf Jarevik: Caj-Åke, Ragge och Benga – här är tidigare svenska förbundskaptener. Svenska handballslandslaget är ett av Sveriges most folkkara – och dess förbundskaptener likaså. I alla fall när det går bra... In: sydsvenskan.se. Sydsvenskan, accessed 29 April 2020 (Swedish).