Pierre Thorsson
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Linköping, Sweden
| Pierre Thorsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorsson in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Pierre Roger Valdemar Thorsson | ||
| Born |
21 June 1966 Linköping, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing / right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | Risbrinkspojkarna | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1986-1989 | IFK Karlskrona | ||
1989-1996 | IF Saab/HF Linköpings Lejon | ||
1996-2001 | VfL Bad Schwartau | ||
2001-2003 | Pallamano Conversano | ||
2003-2004 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
2004-2005 | Hästö IF | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988-2000 | Sweden | 237 | (557) |
| Teams managed | |||
2004-2008 | Hästö IF | ||
2009-2012 | Hästö IF (junior) | ||
2012-2017 | Kungliga Flottans IF women's team | ||
2017 | HIF Karlskrona assistant | ||
Pierre Roger Valdemar Thorsson (born 21 June 1966) is a Swedish handball player and coach. He was a part of the first generation of the 'Bengan boys', the Swedish golden generation that won both the World Championship and European Championship.
National team
In his homecountry Thorsson started in career at IFK Karlskrona and later joined IF Saab-HF Linköpings Lejon.[1] In 1996 he joined German 2. Bundesliga side VfL Bad Schwartau, where he was promoted to the German Bundesliga in 1998 and won the 2001 DHB-Pokal.[2]
In 2001 he joined the Italian club Papillon Coversano, where he won the Italian championship twice.[3]
In 2003 he returned to the German Bundesliga to SG Flensburg-Handewitt, where he played for one season. He won the Bundesliga with the club, before returning to Sweden to join Hästö IF in the Swedish Division 1 as player-assistant coach.[4]
Thorsson won the 1990 and the 1990 World Championships with Sweden. He also competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics where Sweden won silver each time.
In 1992 he was a member of the Swedish handball team won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played six matches and scored 25 goals.
Four years later he was part of the Swedish team which won the silver medal again. He played six matches and scored 30 goals.
At the 2000 Games he won his third silver medal with the Swedish team. He played five matches and scored 13 goals.
