Patrik Fahlgren

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Patrik Fahlgren
Personal information
Born (1985-06-27) 27 June 1985 (age 38)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
YearsTeam
0000–2004
IK Sävehof
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2004–2009
IK Sävehof
2009–2011
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2011–2017
MT Melsungen
2017–2019
Hammarby IF
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2015
Sweden 53 (67)
Teams managed
2018–
Hammarby IF

Patrik Fahlgren (born 27 June 1985) is a Swedish handball coach and former player. [1] Since 2018 he's the coach of Hammarby IF.

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Career

Fahlgren started his career as a player for IK Sävehof, where he became Swedish champion twice. He then spent eight seasons in the German Bundesliga before he returned to Sweden. He started playing for Hammarby IF in 2017. His first season he became Top scorer of the Swedish league and was chosen as the MVP. [2]

After one season he took over as player-coach. [3] He spent one season as a player-coach before he proceeded to only coaching in 2019. [4] After the 2018–19 season Hammarby had been relegated from the top Swedish league, but in 2020–21 Fahlgren led them to winning the second league and they were promoted back to the top league. In 2022–23 he led them to a silver medal in the Swedish Cup, and semifinals in the Swedish league play-offs. He was awarded with a spot in the league's All-Star Team 2022–23 as Best Coach. [5]

Honours

As player
As coach

Individual awards

As player
As coach

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References

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