Kim Andersson

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Kim Andersson
Kim Andersson
Personal information
Born (1982-08-21) 21 August 1982 (age 41)
Kävlinge, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Ystads IF
Number 5
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998–2001
Ystads IF
2001–2005
IK Sävehof
2005–2012
THW Kiel
2012–2015
KIF Kolding København
2015–
Ystads IF
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2019
Sweden 240 (824)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team

Kim Andersson (born 21 August 1982) is a Swedish handball player for Ystads IF.[1]

He was voted into the All-Star Team as Best right back at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship,[2] where Sweden finished 5th. He was part of the Swedish team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

Club play[edit]

Andersson participated on the THW Kiel team that won the EHF Champions League in 2007. He is Swedish champion from 2004 and 2005 with IK Sävehof, and German champion from 2006 and 2007 with THW Kiel. He once again became Swedish champion 2022 with Ystads IF.

References[edit]

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "Euro 2008 All Star Team named" Archived 30 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine – European Handball Federation – 27 January 2008 (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)
  3. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

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