Stefan Lövgren
Stefan Lövgren on August 11, 2007 at the Schlecker Cup |
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| Player information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Stefan Lövgren |
| birthday | December 21, 1970 |
| place of birth | Partille , Sweden |
| citizenship |
 Swedish
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| height | 1.92 m |
| Playing position | Back center |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Club information | |
| society | Career ended |
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1977-1990 |
Skepplanda BTK
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| 1990-1998 |
Redbergslids IK
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| 1998-1999 |
 TV Niederwürzbach
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| 1999-2009 |
THW Kiel
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| National team | |
| Debut on | October 23, 1993 |
| against |
 Estonia in Tallinn
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| Games (goals) | |
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Sweden
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269 (1161) |
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As of May 7, 2020 |
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Lars Stefan Lövgren (born December 21, 1970 in Partille ) is a former Swedish handball player . Most recently he played on the position of the middle back at THW Kiel .
Career
Lövgren began playing handball at the Swedish club Skepplanda BTK at the age of seven and joined Redbergslids IK in 1990 . In 1998 the right-hander moved to the German Bundesliga club TV Niederwürzbach . From 1999 the trained office communication clerk played at league rivals THW Kiel, for which he was active until 2009. Lövgren was the team captain in Kiel between 2001 and 2009 and was made honorary captain there after his career ended. The lion holds the records at THW for the most converted seven meters in one game (10) and the most goals in one game (18/8).
Lövgren made his international debut on October 23, 1993 in the European Championship qualification. Until his resignation from the Swedish national team , which he announced on July 31, 2006, he completed 269 international matches in which he threw 1,161 goals. From 2001 to 2006 he was the captain of the national team.
After his career, he trains the next generation at a sports high school in Uddevalla and works in a sports agency founded with Martin Schmidt . He also works as an ambassador for the EHF . He also occasionally comments on Bundesliga games for the Swedish TV channel TV4 .
Private
His marriage to Ann-Sophie Claesson resulted in a son and a daughter. His son Linus also plays handball.
successes
- 2nd place at the Scandinavian Open 2006
- German champion 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
- German cup winner 2000, 2007, 2008 and 2009
- Champions League winner 2007, 2nd place in 2000, 2008 and 2009
- EHF Cup Winner 2002 and 2004
- World Champion 1999, 2nd place in 1997 and 2001 World Cup, 3rd in 1995 World Cup
- European champion in 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2002
- 4th place EM 1996
- Silver medal Olympics 1996 and 2000
- Swedish champion 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
- National team Supercup win 2005
- DHB Supercup 2005, 2007 and 2008
- EHF Champions Trophy winner 2007
Honors
- Best player at the 1999 and 2001 World Cup
- Elected to the All-Star-Team at the 2002 EM
- Elected to the All-Star Team at the 2000 Olympics
- Swedish handball player for the 1995/1996, 2000/2001 and 2002/2003 seasons
- Swedish player of the 1995/1996 season
- Honorary captain THW Kiel
- Sports badge of the state of Schleswig-Holstein 2007
Bundesliga record
| season | society | Division | Games | Gates | 7 meters | Field gates |
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| 1998/99 | TV Niederwürzbach | Bundesliga | 29 | 152 | 32 | 120 |
| 1999/2000 | THW Kiel | Bundesliga | 30th | 107 | 14th | 93 |
| 2000/01 | THW Kiel | Bundesliga | 38 | 126 | 9 | 117 |
| 2001/02 | THW Kiel | Bundesliga | 33 | 174 | 36 | 138 |
| 2002/03 | THW Kiel | Bundesliga | 30th | 167 | 20th | 147 |
| 2003/04 | THW Kiel | Bundesliga | 24 | 105 | 26th | 79 |
| 2004/05 | THW Kiel | Bundesliga | 31 | 118 | 41 | 77 |
| 2005/06 | THW Kiel | Bundesliga | 33 | 83 | 15th | 68 |
| 2006/07 | THW Kiel | Bundesliga | 26th | 79 | 23 | 56 |
| 2007/08 | THW Kiel | Bundesliga | 34 | 81 | 13 | 68 |
| 2008/09 | THW Kiel | Bundesliga | 34 | 136 | 49 | 87 |
| 1998-2009 | total | Bundesliga | 342 | 1328 | 278 | 1050 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Match statistics Stefan Lövgren. In: handboll.capmind.se. Retrieved May 7, 2020 (Swedish).
- ↑ sparial statistics. In: handbollslandslaget.se. Svenska Handbollslandslaget, accessed May 7, 2020 (Swedish).
- ↑ Jag borde ha slutat tidigare
- ^ Tearful farewell to honorary captain Stefan Lövgren
- ↑ archiv.thw-handball.de: Statistics Wilhelmshaven-THW
- ↑ archiv.thw-handball.de: Statistics RNL-THW
- ↑ Stefan Lövgren only with the heart ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ handbollskanalen.se: RYKTE: Linus Lövgren till Redbergslid? , accessed on February 16, 2020
- ↑ schleswig-holstein.de: Landessportehrungen awarded: Prime Minister praises voluntary commitment and top sporting achievements ( Memento of the original from May 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated March 13, 2007, accessed May 18, 2013
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lövgren, Stefan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lövgren, Lars Stefan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Partille , Sweden |