Kristofer Karlsson

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Kristofer Karlsson
Personal information
Born (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 31)
Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club HIFK
Number 12
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1998–2004
Westermalm IF
2005–2008
HK Cliff
2009, 2012–2013
AIK Handboll
2010–2011
IF Swithiod
2014–2015
KÍF - Kollafjarðar Ítróttarfelag
2016–2018
Kungsängens SK
National team
YearsTeamApps
2011–2013
Australia U21 8
2010
Southern Stars 4
2010–current
Australia 28

Kristofer Karlsson (born 26 October 1992 in Bondi, New South Wales [ citation needed ]) is an Australian team handball player.

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He grew up in Stockholm, Sweden, the child of a Swedish father and an Australian mother. [1] Karlsson was born in Australia, but moved to Sweden when he was four. [2] He's a dual citizen of Sweden and Australia. [3]

Career

Karlsson lives in Stockholm. He plays for Helsingfors IFK in the Finnish top league, after one year in Finnish HC HIK from Hanko, Finland. [4] [5]

In 2010, he joined the Australian team Australian national team (under the name of "The Southern Stars") and participated in the IHF Super Globe. In 2011 Karlsson participated in the Intercontinental Trophy Cup where he was awarded "Best Goalkeeper". [6] In 2013 Karlsson was picked to play the 23rd World Championship in Spain, the youngest goalkeeper and second youngest player in the tournament.

He has since represented Australia at the 2014 Oceania Handball Championship, 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship, 2016 Rio Olympic Qualifiers and World Cup Qualifiers in Qatar and South Korea.

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References

  1. Grönlund, Christopher (24 July 2014). "Karlsson är landslagsmålvakt för Australien". Vestmanlands Läns Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. Grönlund, Christopher (24 July 2014). "Han missar VM efter ett förbundsfiasko". Vestmanlands Läns Tidning (in Swedish). p. 16.
  3. Mattsson, Kjell (25 July 2014). "Kristofer stoppas från VM-spel". Enköpings-Posten (in Swedish).
  4. Salenius, Samuel (7 June 2018). "Bara dagar efter att Zujic skrev på – HIK värvade målvakt med landslagserfarenhet i Australien: "Väldigt nöjda"". Yle (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. Petra, Thilman (1 February 2019). "Nu lämnar också målvakten Hangös handbollsherrar HC HIK". Yle (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  6. "Finland wins 1st ever IHF InterContinental Challenge Trophy". IHF.info. International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Best Goalkeeper: Kristoffer KARLSSON (AUS)