Sweden national handball team
The Swedish men's national handball team represents Sweden in international tournaments in handball.
With four titles at the World Championships, four titles at the European Championships and four silver medals at the Olympic games, the team ranks among the most successful in the world. In the most time between 1988 and 2004, as at 16 Championships 13 medals were earned, Bengt Johansson coached the team.
Many players on the team gained worldwide success. The most-capped player Magnus Wislander 1990 was awarded to the World Handball Player of the Year, in 2000 we named him in addition to the handball player of the century.
- 2.1 Current squad 2013
- 2.2 Former national players (selection)
- 2.3 Coaches
Participation in international championships ( handball )
Handball World Cup
- World Cup 1954: 1st place ( Champion )
- World Cup 1958: 1st place ( Champion )
- World Cup 1961: 3rd place
- World Cup 1964: 2nd place
- World Cup 1967: 5th Place
- World Cup 1970: 6th place
- World Cup 1974: 10th place
- World Cup 1978: 8th place
- World Cup 1982: 11th place
- World Cup 1986: 4th place
- World Cup 1990: 1st place ( Champion )
- World Cup 1993: 3rd place
- World Cup 1995: 3rd place
- World Cup 1997: 2nd place
- World Cup 1999: 1st place ( Champion )
- World Cup 2001: 2nd place
- World Cup 2003: Main Round
- World Cup 2005: 11th Place
- World Cup 2007: not qualified
- World Cup 2009: 7th place
- World Cup 2011 (Host ): 4th place
- World Cup 2013: not qualified
European Handball Championship
- European Championships 1994: 1st place ( European Champion )
- European Championship 1996: 4th place
- European Championships 1998: 1st place ( European Champion )
- European Championships 2000: 1st place ( European Champion )
- 2002 European Championships: 1st place ( European Champion )
- Euro 2004: 7th place
- European Championships 2006: not qualified
- Euro 2008: 5th place
- European Championship 2010: 15th Place
- 2012 European Championship: 12th Place
- European Championships 2014: 7th place
Olympic games
- Olympic Games 1936:?
- Olympic Games 1972: 7th place
- Olympic Games 1976: not qualified
- Olympic Games 1980: did not participate
- Olympic Games 1984: 5th Place
- Olympic Games 1988: 5th Place
- Olympic Games 1992: 2nd place
- Olympic Games 1996: 2nd place
- Olympic Games 2000: 2nd place
- Olympic Games 2004: not qualified
- Olympic Games 2008: not qualified
- Olympic Games 2012: 2nd place
Ostseepokal
In the Baltic Cup, the (1969 and 1976 ) took place twice in Sweden, the team took the following places:
Supercup
When Supercup in the Federal Republic of Germany, the team came to this success:
National players and coaches
Previously played for the national team (as of: January 23, 2010) 160 players. Magnus Wislander with 384 international matches the most capped player in Sweden, followed by Ola Lindgren ( 376 games ) Staffan Olsson ( 358 games ), Per Carlen (329 inserts), Tomas Svensson ( 327 games) and Magnus Andersson (307 games).
Most goals scored by Magnus Wislander ( 1185 ), followed by Stefan Lovgren (1138), Per Carlen ( 1032), Erik Hajas (996), Björn Jilsén ( 957 ) and Magnus Andersson ( 922 ).
Current squad 2013
* As of December 10, 2013
Former national players (selection)
- Magnus Wislander ( World Handball Player of the Century )
- Staffan Olsson
- Stefan Lovgren
- Marcus Ahlm
- Peter Gentzel
- Magnus Andersson
- Carlén
- Ola Lindgren
- Jesper Larsson
Coach
As a coach, choosing acted:
- Curt Wadmark (1953 to 1967)
- Roland Mattsson ( 1967-1974 )
- Bertil Andersén ( 1974-1979 )
- Ingemar Eriksson (1979 to 1980)
- Caj -Åke Andersson (1980 to 1982)
- Roger Carlsson (1982 to 1989)
- Bengt Johansson (1989 to 2004)
- Ingemar Linnell (2004 to 2008)
- Ola Lindgren and Staffan Olsson (since 2008)