Andreas Nilsson (handballer)

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

Andreas Nilsson
Personal information
Born	12 April 1990 Trelleborg, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	Veszprém KC
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–	Veszprém KC
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–	Sweden	139	(334)
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Team

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 voted Swedish "Handballer of the Year".[4]

Honours

Individual

• SEHA League All-Star Team Best Line Player:[5] 2019-20

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. http://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/ferfi-kezilabda-abszolut-veszpremi-foleny-a-seha-ligaban-2782395

External links

• Andreas Nilsson at Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
• Andreas Nilsson at Olympedia
• Andreas Nilsson at European Handball Federation