Lukas Karlsson

Lukas Karlsson
Personal information
Born	(1982-05-21) 21 May 1982 (age 42) Nyköping, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Ribe-Esbjerg HH
Number	9
Youth career
Years	Team
0000-0000	IFK Nyköbing
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2000-2007	Hammarby IF
2007-2008	Viborg HK
2008-2012	KIF Kolding
2012-2016	KIF Kolding København
2016-2019	Ribe-Esbjerg HH
2019-2020	Bækkelagets SK
2020-2022	Follo HK
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003-2015	Sweden	93 [1]	(173)
Teams managed
2017–2019	Ribe-Esbjerg HH (Ass. Coach)
2019-2020	Bækkelagets SK (Ass. Coach)
2022-	Follo HK (Ass. Coach)

Lukas Karlsson (born 21 May 1982) is a Swedish former handball former player and current coach, who played for the Swedish national handball team.

Career

Lukas Karlsson started playing handball at IFK Nyköbing in his hometown. ^[2] In 2007 he joined Hammarby IF in the Swedish Elitserien. He then joined Danish club Viborg HK until 2009 when he switched to league rivals KIF Kolding. ^[2] Here we won the Danish Championship in 2014 and in 2015 and the Danish cup in 2014.

In 2016 he joined Ribe-Esbjerg HH. ^[3] Here he become the assistant coach in 2017, while still playing for the club. ^[4] In 2019 he joined Norwegian club Bækkelagets SK. ^[5] At the end of his career he joined Norwegian second tier side Follo HK. ^[6]

From the 2022-23 season he retired as a player and became the headcoach of Follo HK. ^[7]

Private Life

Karlsson is married to Norwegian international Ida Bjørndalen. They have 3 children together. ^[8]

References

1. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
2. thw-handball.de: Gegnerkader KIF Kolding Kopenhagen (DEN) Saison 2013/2014, (in German), retrieved 18. August 2014
3. "Transferliste: Boxer Herreligaen 2016-17" (in Danish). hbold.dk. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
4. "Schwede Lukas Karlsson erhält zusätzliche Funktion bei Ribe-Esbjerg" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
5. "Tidligere Svensk landslagspiller klar for BSK". bskhe.no (in Norwegian). Bækkelagets SK . Retrieved 6 October 2019.
6. "Topscore 2021/22". handball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
7. "Lukas Karlsson forlenger til 2027: «Vi har en bra grunn å stå på og vi har en spennende framtid»" (in Norwegian). Follo HK. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
8. "Ida Bjørndalen Karlsson" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

External links

• Player info