Jim Gottfridsson
Jim Gottfridsson (born 2 September 1992) is a Swedish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Swedish national team.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
2 September 1992 Ystad, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1996–2010 | IFK Ystad | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2010–2011 | IFK Ystad | ||
2011–2013 | Ystads IF | ||
2013– | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012– | Sweden | 125 | (407) |
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Jim Gottfridssons autograf 2013.
He participated on the Sweden men's national handball team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's handball tournament.[2]
Career
In 1996 and aged four, Gottfridsson joined home town club IFK Ystad. In 2011, he joined top division team Ystads IF. After two years, he signed for German team SG Flensburg-Handewitt. In his first season, he won the EHF Champions League with SG by defeating arch-rivals THW Kiel 30–28 in the final.
With his country Sweden, he has won the EHF European Championship and been named the tournament's best player on two separate occasions.
Individual awards
References
- EHF profile
- "Jim Gottfridsson". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ""DKB MVP 2020/21": JIM GOTTFRIDSSON ZUM BESTEN SPIELER DER SAISON GEWÄHLT". HBL. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- "Egypt 2021 All-star Team". ihf.info. 31 January 2021.
- "MVP Gottfridsson leads seven-nation All-star Team". eurohandball.com. 30 January 2022.
- "Jim Gottfridsson utsedd till Årets spelare". Handbollslandslaget. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- "Årets spelare". Svensk Handboll. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
External links
- Jim Gottfridsson at European Handball Federation
- Jim Gottfridsson at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)
- Jim Gottfridsson at Olympedia
- Jim Gottfridsson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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