Magnus Wislander
Magnus Wislander, 2013 ( Photo: Frankie Fouganthin )
As of November 7, 2013
Hans Einar Magnus Wislander ( born February 22, 1964 in Gothenburg, Sweden ) is a former Swedish handball player. Wislander was selected by the IHF World Handball Player of the Century.
- 3.1 Title 3.1.1 Association
- 3.1.2 national
Career
In the club
After Wislander had played at Gothenburg club Tuve IF since 1973, he moved in 1979 to Redbergslids IK Gothenburg. In 1990 he moved to German top club THW Kiel, where he played until 2002 and was among other things seven times German champion. In 2002 Wislander joined as player-coach again Redbergslids IK Gothenburg. In 2005, he ended his career and has since worked until his release on 20 November 2012 as the coach of the club.
Under the umbrella of the Baltic Hall, the venue of the THW Kiel, his jersey is related to the number 2, which will never forgive him honor. Wislander threw in 369 Bundesliga games for Kiel 1371 goals ( ratio: 3.72 goals / game).
Wislander played mostly on the playmaker back center of the room. In the last years of his career he was employed as a district runner.
In the National Team
On January 16, 1985 Wislander made his national team debut in the Baltic Cup against the Soviet Union. Until his last international match on 19 October 2004 in Kiel against Germany, he played 384 matches in which he scored 1,185 goals ( ratio: 3.09 goals / game). With the national Wislander fetched at this time two champion titles, four European Championship titles and was runner-up three times Olympic champion.
Private
Wislander is married and has three children. His daughter Therese playing handball in the Elitserien, the highest Swedish league.
Title and Personal Achievements
Title
Association
- German champion: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
- German Cup: 1998, 1999, 2000
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 1998, 2002
- EHF Champions League finalists: 2000
- Swedish Champion: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2003
National
- World Champion: 1990, 1999
- Vice World Champion: 1997, 2001
- World Cup Third: 1993, 1995
- European Champions: 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002
- Olympic silver medalist: 1992, 1996, 2000
Personal Achievements
- World Handball Player of the Century
- World Handball Player: 1990
- Best player of the 2002 European Championships
- Swedish player of the century
- Swedish National record player and scorer
- Best Bundesliga Player: 2000
- Best foreigners Bundesliga: 1994, 1995, 1996
- THW - Player of the Century
- Kiel Sportsman of the Year: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
- Medal of the City of Kiel
- Schleswig -Holstein Medal: 2002