Johan Eklund (handballer)

Johan Eklund
Personal information
Full name	Johan Torsten Eklund
Born	(1964-02-18) 18 February 1964 (age 60) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Playing position	Line player
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth career
Years	Team
-1983	HK Cliff
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1983-1984	HK Cliff
1984-1992	Redbergslids IK
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985-1991	Sweden	23	(82)
Medal record World Championship 1990 Czechoslovakia

Johan Eklund (born 18 February 1964) is a Swedish former handball player and handball coach. He is a world champion from 1990. He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Club career

Eklund started his career at the Swedish club HK Cliff, where he won the Swedish junior championship in 1983. The year after, in 1984, he transferred to Redbergslids IK, where he won his first Swedish league in 1985. Here he started taking coaching courses in 1992. ^[2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johan Eklund". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
2. "RIK:s tränare slutar – han tar över". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 5 May 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2024.