Andreas Nilsson (handballer)

Andreas Nilsson (born 12 April 1990) is a Swedish handball player for Telekom Veszprém and the Swedish national team.[1]

Andreas Nilsson
Personal information
Born (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990
Trelleborg, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Telekom Veszprém
Number 18
Youth career
Years Team
0000–2007
 IFK Trelleborg
Senior clubs
Years Team
2007–2009
 IFK Trelleborg
2009–2012
 IFK Skövde
2012–2014
 HSV Hamburg
2014–
 Telekom Veszprém
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2020
 Sweden 142 (341)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam

He competed for the Swedish national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, winning a silver medal, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[2] Nilsson won the EHF Champions League with HSV Hamburg during the 2012–13 season.[3]

On 12 June 2016 he was chosen as Swedish "Handballer of the Year".[4]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. EHF profile
  2. "Andreas Nilsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. "Andreas Nilsson Årets spelare 2016". Svensk Handboll. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. "Férfi kézilabda: Abszolút veszprémi fölény a SEHA-ligában - NSO". 8 September 2020.
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