Peter Johannesson

Swedish handball player (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Peter Johannesson (born 12 May 1992) is a Swedish handball player for Danish club GOG Håndbold and the Swedish national team.[1]

Born (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 33)
Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
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Peter Johannesson
Personal information
Born (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 33)
Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Bergischer HC
Number 12
Senior clubs
Years Team
–2009
GIK Wasaiterna Handboll
2009–2015
IK Sävehof
2015–2017
HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
2017–2022
TBV Lemgo
2022–2024
Bergischer HC
2024–
GOG Håndbold
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–
Sweden 28 (2)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2021 Egypt
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2022 Hungary/Slovakia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 24 August 2024
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Career

Johannesson started playing handball at GIK Wasaiterna.

In 2009 he joined IK Sävehof, where he won the EHF European Cup in the 2013–14 season, as well as the Elitserien in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

In October 2015 he joined German side HBW Balingen-Weilstetten.[2] For the 2017-18 season he joined TBV Lemgo.[3] Here he won the DHB-Pokal in 2019-20.[4]

In 2022 he joined Bergischer HC.[5] In 2024 he joined Danish side GOG Håndbold.[6]

National team

Johannesson made his debut for the Swedish National Team on January 10th 2013 against Czechia.[7]

He represented Sweden at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship, where Sweden won silver medals losing to Denmark in the final.[8][9]

At the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship he won gold medals with the Swedish team, playing in 5 out of 9 matches.[10]

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