Michael Apelgren

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Michael Apelgren
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Personal information
Born (1984-06-20) 20 June 1984 (age 40)
Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club SC Pick Szeged (head coach)
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
–2003
 Djurgårdens IF
2003–2008
 Hammarby IF
2008–2010
 BM Granollers
2010–2013
 IK Sävehof
2013–2014
 CB Puerto Sagunto
2014–2016
 Elverum Håndball
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007
 Sweden 5 (15)
Teams managed
2014–2020
 Elverum Håndball
2020–2024
 IK Sävehof
2022–2024
 Sweden (assistant coach)
2024–
 OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
2024–
 Sweden
Medal record
Junior World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Brazil

Michael Apelgren (born 20 August 1984) is a Swedish handball coach and former player. He's currently the head coach of SC Pick Szeged and the Swedish men's national team. [1] [2]

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Coaching career

Apelgren started his coaching career in 2014 as a player-coach for Elverum Håndball. After two years he ended his career as a player and continued coaching. He was six-time champion as coach of Elverum when he became coach of IK Sävehof in 2020. [3] In the summer of 2022, he became assistant coach to head coach Glenn Solberg of the Swedish men's national team. [2] [3]

In May 2023, he was presented head coach for SC Pick Szeged from the summer of 2024. [4]

Personal life

Apelgren is the son of Spårvägen handballer Lena Paulsén and Hammarby footballer Per Apelgren, while his paternal grandfather, Tore Apelgren was also a footballer. [5]

Honours

As player

As coach

References

  1. ↑ "Huvudtränare Michael Apelgren". savehof.se. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Michael Apelgren ny assisterande förbundskapten". handbollslandslaget.se. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 Larsson, Micke (13 January 2023). "Apelgren: "En timeout är lite 'showoff'"". Svenska Dagbladet.
  4. ↑ "ÚJ KORSZAK, ÚJ ALAPOKRA ÉPÍTKEZVE". pickhandball.hu. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Skyttekung med påbrå". Dagens Nyheter. 28 November 2004.
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