Magnus Persson (handballer)

Magnus Persson (born 17 December 1990) is a Swedish handball player for IK Sävehof and previously the Swedish national team.[2]

Magnus Persson
Personal information
Born (1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 35)
Snostorp, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club IK Sävehof
Number 10
Youth career
Team
HK Drott
Senior clubs
Years Team
2008-2014
HK Drott
2014-2016
VfL Gummersbach
2016-2018
Alingsås HK
2018-2024
HK Malmö
2024-
IK Sävehof
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013-2016
Sweden 32[1] (34)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 15 September 2019

Career

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Persson started his career at HK Drott.[3] Here he became Swedish champions in 2013.

He then joined VfL Gummersbach, where he played from 2014 to 2016, before he returned to Sweden.[4]

National team

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He debuted for the Swedish national team on 4 June 2013 against Poland. He then represented Sweden at the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship and at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. "Magnus Persson". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. "Spelarstatistik" Archived 2014-01-16 at the Wayback Machine HerrElit Handbolls website.
  4. "Weichenstellung der VfL-Zukunft" (in German). VfL Gummersbach. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.