Andreas Nilsson (handballer)
Swedish handball player (born 1990)
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Andreas Nilsson (born 12 April 1990) is a Swedish handball player for Önnereds HK and the Swedish national team.[1]
Born
12 April 1990
Trelleborg, Sweden
Trelleborg, Sweden
Nationality
Swedish
Height
1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position
Pivot
| Andreas Nilsson | |||
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| 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 | Önnereds HK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2007 | IFK Trelleborg | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2007–2009 | IFK Trelleborg | ||
2009–2012 | IFK Skövde | ||
2012–2014 | HSV Hamburg | ||
2014–2024 | Telekom Veszprém | ||
2024– | Önnereds HK | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010– | Sweden | 154 | (350) |
Medal record | |||
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2024 | |||
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 chosen as Swedish "Handballer of the Year".[4]
On the Swedish national team he goes by the nickname 'Stycket' (eng:meat lump).
Honours
Individual
- SEHA League All-Star Team Best Line Player:[5] 2019–20
- Swedish Handballer of the Year 2016[4]
