Tomas Svensson
Tomas Svensson 22 August 2009 for the Schlecker Cup
Status: National April 8, 2012
Tomas Svensson Runar (* February 15, 1968 in Eskilstuna ) is a former Swedish handball player who aground many years for the Swedish national team. Its body length is 1.94 m.
Svensson began in his hometown of Eskilstuna with the handball game and made his debut there for the IF Guif Eskilstuna in Sweden's first league.
In 1990 he decided to move to Atlético Madrid in the Spanish league ASOBAL. After two third places in the Spanish championship of handball goalkeeper moved in 1992 to further Bidasoa Irun, where he led the Copa ASOBAL as well as the high point in 1995 won the Spanish Cup, the Spanish Super Cup and the EHF Champions League 1993. Then the FC Barcelona Svensson took them under contract. With the Catalans won it
After these successes Svensson moved to the German Handball Bundesliga for HSV Hamburg, where in 2004 he won the DHB Supercup. In 2005 he went back to Spain to Portland San Antonio. With the men from Pamplona 2006 he was again in the final of the EHF Champions League. In summer 2009, he moved to league rivals Pevafersa Valladolid. In the 2011/12 season Svensson was the German Bundesliga Rhein- Neckar Löwen as a goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach under contract. Since the 2012/13 season, he only heard but the coaching staff of the Rhein- Neckar Lowen.
Tomas Svensson has played 327 international matches for the Swedish national team. At the World Handball Championships in 1990 and 1999 he was World Champion, 1993 and 1995, he won the bronze medal. In the European Handball Championships in 1994, 2000 and 2002 he was European champion, he also won at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney each silver. For the Men's Handball World Championship for Men 2007 in Germany, he could not qualify with Sweden.
Awards and achievements
- 2x World Champion: 1990, 1999
- 3x European Champion: 1994, 2000, 2002
- 6x Champions League winner: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- 6x Spanish Champion: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- 1x EHF European champions ( coaches ): 2013
- All- Star of 20 Years EHF Champions League ( 2013)