Magnus Andersson (handballer)

For other people named Magnus Andersson, see Magnus Andersson (disambiguation).

Magnus Andersson
Andersson in 2014
Personal information
Born	(1966-05-17) 17 May 1966 (age 59) Linköping, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Youth career
Team
–	Risbrinkspojkarna IF
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1985–1987	IF Saab
1987–1991	HK Drott
1991–1992	Viking HK
1992–1993	TuS Schutterwald
1993–1995	HK Drott
1995–1997	TuS Schutterwald
1997–1998	GWD Minden
1998–2003	HK Drott
2001	→ CB Ademar León
2003	HSG Nordhorn
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–2003	Sweden	307	(919)
Teams managed
2001–2005	HK Drott
2005–2010	FC København
2010–2011	Austria
2011–2012	AG København (Sporting director)
2012–2014	HK Malmö
2014–2017	Frisch Auf Göppingen
2018–2023	FC Porto
2024–	FC Porto
Medal record Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sydney Team World Championship 1990 Czechoslovakia 1999 Egypt 1997 Japan 2001 France 1993 Sweden 1995 Iceland European Championship 1994 Portugal 1998 Italy 2000 Croatia 2002 Sweden

Per Magnus Andersson (born 17 May 1966) is a Swedish handball manager and former player. He was voted as the best Swedish handballer on four occasions ^[1] and won both the World Championship and European Championship with the Swedish national team.

Career

Magnus Andersson started his career at IF Saab, but got his first real breakthrough at HK Drott. ^[2]

In 1991 he joined Norwegian club Stavanger Håndball, ^[2] followed by German club TuS Schutterwald in 1992. ^[2] He then returned to HK Drott for two years, before rejoining TuS Schutterwald.

In 1997 he joined GWD Minden for a single season, before returning to HK Drott for a third time. ^[3] With HK Drott he won the Swedish Championship 6 times.

In 2001 he was loaned out to CB Ademar León, where he won the Spanish Championship. ^[4]

In late 2003 he made a short comeback for HSG Nordhorn, ^[5] where he played 3 games. ^[6]

National team

Andersson was also a key player for the Swedish National Team during the golden generation known as the "Bengan Boys", where he played 307 national team matches between 1988 and 2003. ^{[7] [8]}

At the 1990 World Championship he won gold medals with Sweden. ^[9] He won his second World Championship at the 1999 World Championship. ^[10]

In 1992, he was a member of the Swedish handball team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament, playing all seven matches and scoring 18 goals. Four years later, he was part of the Swedish team which won the silver medal again, playing six matches and scoring 16 goals. At the 2000 Games, he won his third silver medal with the Swedish team, playing all eight matches and scoring ten goals.

In 1994 he was part of the Swedish team that won the inaugural 1994 European Championship, which he followed up with gold medals in 1998, ^[11] 2000 ^[12] and 2002. ^[13]

Coaching career

In 2001 he started his coaching career as the player-coach of HK Drott, replacing Ulf Sivertsson. ^[14] In 2003 he became a coach full time.

In 2005 he became the head coach the Danish club FCK Håndbold. Here he won the Danish Championship in 2007-08 and the Danish Cup in 2010. ^{[15] [16]}

Following the club's fusion with AG Håndbold in 2010, he left the club and became the head coach of the Austrian men's handball team. ^[17] Only a year later he left the position after failing to qualify for the 2012 European Championship. ^[18] and joined AG København as the sporting director. ^[19]

Following the club's bankruptcy after the 2011-12 season he was released of his contract. ^[20]

He then coached the Swedish clubs Hästö IF and HK Malmö, ^[21] followed by German Bundesligateam Frisch Auf Göppingen in 2014. ^[22] Here he won the EHF Cup in 2016 and in 2017. He left the team in September 2017. ^[23]

In 2018 he became the head coach of Portuguese top team FC Porto. ^[24] Here he won the Portuguese Championship four times and the Portuguese Handball Cup twice, as well as winning bronze medals in the 2018-19 EHF Cup. In the 2022-23 season he was named 'Coach of the Season' in Portugal. ^[25] The following summer, in July 2023 he was replaced by Carlos Resende, one year before his contract expired. ^[26]

For the 2024-25 season he returned to be the head coach of FC Porto. ^[27]

Titles

As player

• Swedish Championship
  • Winner: 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2002
• Spanish Championship
  • Winner: 2001

As Coach

• EHF Cup
  • Winner: 2016, 2017
  • Bronze medals: 2019
• Danish Championship
  • Winner: 2010
• Danish Cup
  • Winner: 2010
• Portuguese Championship
  • Winner: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Portuguese Cup
  • Winner: 2019, 2021

References

1. "Albin Lagergren utses till Årets spelare" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
2. "Historia 1987-96" (in Swedish). HK Drott. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
3. THW Kiel: Gegnerkader GWD Minden 1998/99
4. "Svenskar heta i Spanien" (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. 23 May 2001. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
5. "EINE AUGENWEIDE: REGISSEUR MAGNUS ANDERSSON" (in German). Handball-News. 28 December 2003. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
6. "HSG Nordhorn, das Datenblatt Anderssons" (in German). Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
7. "Matchstatistik Magnus Andersson". handboll.capmind.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 May 2020.
8. "Spelarstatistik". handbollslandslaget.se (in Swedish). Svenska Handbollslandslaget. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
9. "World Championship 1990". todor66. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
10. "World Championship - Final". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
11. eurohandball.com. "1998 Men's European Championship". Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
12. eurohandball.com. "2000 Men's European Championship". Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
13. Bo Harmby (3 February 2002). "Det hängde på sekunderna när Sverige tog EM-guld" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
14. "Historia 1997-2005" (in Swedish). HK Drott. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
15. Jonas Sauermilch (11 February 2017). "De satsede og fejlede: Håndbold-projekternes store kirkegård". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark . Retrieved 14 March 2025.
16. Pokalvindere gennem tiderne (herrer)
17. "Österreich hat einen neuen Teamchef" (in German). diepresse.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
18. "Österreich trennt sich von Nationaltrainer Andersson" (in German). handball-world.com. 20 June 2011.
19. Mette Richardt (24 July 2011). "Magnus Andersson ny AGK-træner" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio . Retrieved 1 December 2012.
20. "AG København er gået konkurs" [AG København is bankrupt] (in Danish). Politiken. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
21. "Magnus Andersson klar för HK Malmö" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013.
22. "Andersson will Frisch Auf in die Top-Sechs führen" (in German). wz.de. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
23. "FRISCH AUF! und Trainer Magnus Andersson trennen sich". frischauf-gp.de (in German). Frisch Auf Göppingen. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
24. "Magnus Andersson trainiert künftig in Portugal" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
25. "X Gala do Andebol: 12 galardoados e quatro homenagens em noite de celebração em Viana do Castelo". fpa.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
26. "Carlos Resende é o novo treinador de andebol do FC Porto" (in Portuguese). fcporto.pt. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
27. "Trainer Magnus Andersson kehrt zu Ex-Verein zurück" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Magnus Andersson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.