| Jim Gottfridsson | |||
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 Gottfridsson with the Swedish national team in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
2 September 1992 Ystad, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1996–2010 | IFK Ystad | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2010–2011 | IFK Ystad | ||
2011–2013 | Ystads IF | ||
2013– | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012– | Sweden | 139 | (446) |
Jim Gottfridsson (born 2 September 1992) is a Swedish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Swedish national team.[1]
He participated on the Sweden men's national handball team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's handball tournament.[2]
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Career
In 1996 and aged four, Gottfridsson joined home town club IFK Ystad. In 2011, he joined top division team Ystads IF. After two years, he signed for German team SG Flensburg-Handewitt. In his first season, he won the EHF Champions League with SG by defeating arch-rivals THW Kiel 30–28 in the final.
In the following years, Gottfridsson won the DHB-Pokal (2015) and the German championship twice (2018, 2019). He was voted MVP of the 2020-21 season.
With his country Sweden, he has won the 2022 European Championship and finished as runner-up at the 2018 European Championship and the 2021 World Championship. He was named MVP in 2018 and 2022.
Gottfridsson was nominated as IHF World Player of the Year for 2021, finishing second in the vote behind Niklas Landin.
Honours
Club
- EHF Champions League
Gold: 2014
- Handball-Bundesliga
- DHB-Pokal
- DHB-Supercup:
- Gold: 2019
Silver: 2015, 2018, 2020
International
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player (MVP) in Handball-Bundesliga 2020/21[3]
- All-Star Centre back of the World Championship: 2021[4]
- Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the European Championship: 2018, 2022[5]
- Swedish handball player of the year: 2018,[6] 2022[7]
- Handball-Planet – Best World Handball Player: 2022[8]
References
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "Jim Gottfridsson". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ ""DKB MVP 2020/21": JIM GOTTFRIDSSON ZUM BESTEN SPIELER DER SAISON GEWÄHLT". HBL. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Egypt 2021 All-star Team". ihf.info. 31 January 2021.
- ^ "MVP Gottfridsson leads seven-nation All-star Team". eurohandball.com. 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Jim Gottfridsson utsedd till Årets spelare". Handbollslandslaget. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Årets spelare". Svensk Handboll. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Jim Gottfridsson is World Handball Player 2022". Handball-planet.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jim Gottfridsson.
- Jim Gottfridsson at the European Handball Federation
- Jim Gottfridsson at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)
- Jim Gottfridsson at Olympedia
- Jim Gottfridsson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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This page was last edited on 14 March 2024, at 20:16