Jonas Persson (handballer)

For other people named Jonas Persson, see Jonas Persson (disambiguation).

Jonas Persson
Personal information
Full name	Bo Jonas Fredrik Persson
Born	(1969-03-17) 17 March 1969 (age 56) Lund, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth career
Team
–	Lugi HF
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1988-1998	Lugi HF
1998-2002	H43 Lund
2002-2005	Stavens IF
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988-1992	Sweden	40 [1]	(68)
Medal record World Championship 1990 Czechoslovakia

Bo Jonas Fredrik "JP" Persson (born 17 March 1969) is a Swedish former handball player. He was part of the Swedish team that won the 1990 World Men's Handball Championship.

Career

Jonas Persson started playing handball at Lugi HF, where he made his senior debut in 1986. He played for the team until 1998, playing 298 matches and scoring 159 goals for the club. ^[2] Towards the end of his career he joined H43 Lund, which he helped getting promoted to the Elitserien in 2000. ^{[3] [4]} He retired in 2002, but kept playing for Stavstens IF in the lower divisions. ^[5] After his playing career he has been a youth coach at H43. ^[6]

At the 1990 World Men's Handball Championship he was part of the Swedish team that won gold medals. However he played only a single match at the tournament. ^[7]

Post handball career

After retiring he has worked as a police officer. ^[8]

Private

His son Isak Persson is also a handballer. ^[9]

References

1. Irene Ek / Jan Wigren, ed. (2015–2016). "Samtliga internationals". Handbollboken (in Swedish). p. 110.
2. "Veteraner som snart ska nolla /Lugis hemsida/" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
3. Jan Gustafson (9 January 2001). "Lugi kvar i elitserien" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan.
4. Stefan Alfelt (25 October 2001). "Etta - men inte bäst..." (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.
5. Jonas Gustafsson (5 February 2004). "Stavstens sköna revansch" (in Swedish). Trelleborgs Allehanda. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
6. "Våra ungdomsledare i H43 Lund säsongen 2013/2014" (in Swedish). H43 Lund. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014.
7. "Svenska Landslaget / Landskamper/ Jonas Persson" (in Swedish). Svensk handboll. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
8. Åke Stolt (10 January 2001). "Den skrattande polisen i Lund" (in Swedish). SDS.
9. Johan Flinck (16 October 2019). "Nu tar sönerna över Farsorna var stora profiler i Lugi - nu är en ny generation här" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 May 2021.