Sten Sjogren
| Player information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sten Hugo Sjogren |
| birthday | April 28, 1957 |
| place of birth | Lund , Sweden |
| citizenship |
 Swedish
|
| height | 1.82 m |
| Playing position | Back right |
| Right winger | |
| Throwing hand | Left |
| Clubs in the youth | |
| from ... to | society |
| -1974 |
LUGI HF
|
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1974-1994 |
LUGI HF
|
| 1994-1997 |
Skurup BK
|
| National team | |
| Debut on | December 28, 1975 September 8, 1978 |
| against |
 Federal Republic of Germany U-21 in Bad Harzburg Switzerland in Urdorf
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| Games (goals) | |
|
Sweden U-21 Sweden
|
17 (46) 200 (506) |
| Clubs as coaches | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1994-1997 |
Skurup BK
|
| 1997-1999 |
Olympic / Viking Helsingborg HK
|
| 1999-2002 |
Ystad's IF HF
|
| 2002-2004 |
LUGI HF (youth)
|
| 2004-2006 |
Stavstens IF (youth)
|
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As of May 8, 2020 |
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Sten Hugo Sjögren (born April 28, 1957 in Lund ) is a former Swedish handball trainer and handball player .
The 1.82 m tall and 80 kg heavy left-handed player when he was active played in the right back and on the right winger . Sjögren started playing handball in his hometown at LUGI HF . At the age of 17 he made his debut in the Swedish Elitserien , which he won in 1980. In the 1982/83 season Sjogren was elected Sweden's handball player of the year , in the 1984/85 season he was top scorer with 153 goals in 22 games together with Björn Jilsén . In 1994 he ended his professional career as the league's record scorer at the time with 1530 goals. In total, he threw 1790 goals in 432 games for Lund. After retiring, he became a player-coach in Skurup . Later he took over the post at Olympic / Viking Helsingborg HK and Ystads IF HF . In 2002 he returned to LUGI and became a youth trainer at the academy. In 2006 he retired from handball.
In the Swedish National Team Sten debuted Sjögren 1978. At the Olympic Games in 1984 in Los Angeles and 1988 in Seoul, he came fifth. At the 1990 World Cup , he surprisingly beat the Soviet team in the final and became world champion. By 1991 he played 200 international matches in which he scored 506 goals.
Private
Sten Sjögren is married with two children and two grandchildren. You live in Lund. The passionate hunter organizes hunting trips to North America, Africa and Asia.
Web links
- Sten Sjögren in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Sten Sjögren in the portrait of Sydsvenskan from August 4, 2013 (Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Match statistics Sten Sjögren. In: handboll.capmind.se. Retrieved May 8, 2020 (Swedish).
- ↑ sparial statistics. In: handbollslandslaget.se. Svenska Handbollslandslaget, accessed May 8, 2020 (Swedish).
- ↑ www.svenskhandboll.se Herrar Skyttekungar (PDF, 208 kB) accessed on April 14, 2014
- ↑ www.svenskhandboll.se Landslaget Herrar Samtliga Internationals (PDF, 287 kB) accessed on April 13, 2014
- ↑ Statistics of the Swedish Handball Federation , accessed on May 8, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sjogren, Sten |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sjogren, Sten Hugo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish handball player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lund |