Famous Swedish Handball Players

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Ljubomir Vranjes
(Swedish Handball Coach, Former Player, and Olympic Silver Medalist)
Ljubomir Vranjes
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Birthdate: October 3, 1973
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden

Swedish handball coach and former handball player Ljubomir Vranjes had a successful playing stint with Redbergslids IK. He is also a former World Handball Champion and a 3-time European Handball Champion. He also won a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He later won the EHF Champions League as a manager.

 2 
Andreas Palicka
(Handball player)
Andreas Palicka
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Birthdate: July 10, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lund, Sweden
 3 
Isabelle Gullden
(Handball Player)
Isabelle Gullden
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Birthdate: June 29, 1989
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sävedalen, Sweden
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 4 
Jim Gottfridsson
(Handball player)
Jim Gottfridsson
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Birthdate: September 2, 1992
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ystad, Sweden
 5 
Hampus Wanne
(Handball player)
Hampus Wanne
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Birthdate: December 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden
 6 
Magnus Wislander
(Handball player)
Magnus Wislander
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Birthdate: February 22, 1964
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden
 7 
Dalibor Doder
(Handball Player)
Dalibor Doder
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Birthdate: May 24, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Fosie, Malmö, Sweden
 8 
Jerry Tollbring
(Handball player)
Jerry Tollbring
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Birthdate: September 13, 1995
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rimbo, Sweden
 9 
Lukas Sandell
(Handball Player)
Lukas Sandell
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Birthdate: February 3, 1997
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Reslöv, Sweden
 10 
Andreas Nilsson
(Handball player)
Andreas Nilsson
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Birthdate: April 12, 1990
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Trelleborg, Sweden
 11 
Niclas Ekberg
(Handball player)
Niclas Ekberg
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Birthdate: December 23, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ystad, Sweden
 12 
Jesper Nielsen
(Handball Player)
Jesper Nielsen
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Birthdate: September 30, 1989
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Norrköping, Sweden
 13 
Kim Ekdahl du Rietz
(Handball player)
Kim Ekdahl du Rietz
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Birthdate: July 23, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lund, Sweden
 14 
Staffan Olsson
(Swedish Handball Coach, Former Handball Player, and a 3-Time Olympic Silver Medalist)
Staffan Olsson
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Birthdate: March 26, 1964
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Uppsala, Sweden

3-time Olympic silver medalist Swedish handball player Staffan Olsson is also a 2-time World Champion and a 4-time European Champion. He had begun his professional career at age 10. He later took to coaching and now serves as the head coach of the Netherlands national men’s handball team.

 15 
Nathalie Hagman
(Handball player)
Nathalie Hagman
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Birthdate: July 19, 1991
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Farsta, Sweden
 16 
Lucas Pellas
(Handball player)
Lucas Pellas
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Birthdate: August 28, 1995
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
 17 
Felix Claar
(Handball player)
Felix Claar
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Birthdate: January 5, 1997
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Norrköping, Sweden
 18 
Kim Andersson
(Handball player)
Kim Andersson
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Birthdate: August 21, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kävlinge, Sweden
 19 
Jamina Roberts
(Handball Player)
Jamina Roberts
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Birthdate: May 28, 1990
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bergsjön, Gothenburg, Sweden
 20 
Mattias Andersson
(Handball player)
Mattias Andersson
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Birthdate: March 29, 1978
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Husie, Sweden
 21 
Jonas Källman
(Handball player)
Jonas Källman
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Birthdate: July 17, 1981
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Växjö, Sweden
 22 
Tomas Svensson
(Handball Coach)
Tomas Svensson
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Birthdate: February 15, 1968
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Eskilstuna, Sweden
 23 
Sabina Jacobsen
(Handball player)
Sabina Jacobsen
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Birthdate: March 24, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lund, Sweden
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Bengt Johansson
(Former Swedish Handball Coach)
Bengt Johansson
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Birthdate: July 24, 1942
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Halmstad, Sweden

One of the most successful coaches in the history of handball, Swedish handball coach Bengt Johansson was known for his signature style known as Gurkburken. The Swedish men’s handball team won multiple World and European Championships under his leadership and was also called the Bengan Boys, after his nickname, Bengan.

 25 
Linn Blohm
(Handball player)
Linn Blohm
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Birthdate: May 20, 1992
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
 26 
Magnus Andersson
(Handball player)
Magnus Andersson
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Birthdate: May 17, 1966
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Linköping, Sweden
 27 
Anna Lagerquist
(Handball player)
Anna Lagerquist
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Birthdate: October 16, 1993
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lund, Sweden
 28 
Johanna Bundsen
(Handball Player)
Johanna Bundsen
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Birthdate: June 3, 1991
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Uddevalla, Sweden
 29 
Loui Sand
(Handball player)
Loui Sand
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Birthdate: December 27, 1992
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Modara, Sri Lanka
 30 
Linus Persson
(Handball player)
Linus Persson
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Birthdate: April 16, 1993
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Helsingborg, Sweden
 31 
Oskar Sunnefeldt
(Handball Player)
Oskar Sunnefeldt
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Birthdate: April 21, 1998
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Mölndal, Sweden
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Carin Strömberg
(Handball Player)
Carin Strömberg
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Birthdate: July 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nacka, Sweden
 33 
Mikael Aggefors
(Handball player)
Mikael Aggefors
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Birthdate: January 20, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
 34 
Elin Hansson
(Handball player)
Elin Hansson
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Birthdate: August 7, 1996
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nacka, Sweden
 35 
Jessica Ryde
(Handball player)
Jessica Ryde
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Birthdate: May 18, 1994
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lund, Sweden
 36 
Johanna Westberg
(Handball player)
Johanna Westberg
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Birthdate: April 6, 1990
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nacka, Sweden
 37 
Kristin Thorleifsdóttir
(Handball player)
Kristin Thorleifsdóttir
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Birthdate: January 13, 1998
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
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Linnea Torstensson
(Handball player)
Linnea Torstensson
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Birthdate: March 30, 1983
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Eskilstuna, Sweden
 39 
Mathilda Lundström
(Handball player)
Mathilda Lundström
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Birthdate: December 20, 1996
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
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Emma Lindqvist
(Handball player)
Emma Lindqvist
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Birthdate: September 17, 1997
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Helsingborg, Sweden
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Melissa Petrén
(Handball player)
Melissa Petrén
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Birthdate: January 18, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Huddinge, Sweden