Tomas Svensson

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Tomas Svensson
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Personal information
Born (1968-08-22) 22 August 1968 (age 52)
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Denmark
(Assistant Coach)
Youth career
YearsTeam
0000–0000
 Eskilstuna Guif
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
0000–1990
 Eskilstuna Guif
1990–1992
 Atlético de Madrid
1992–1995
 CD Bidasoa
1995–2002
 FC Barcelona
2002–2005
 HSV Hamburg
2005–2009
 Portland San Antonio
2009–2011
 BM Valladolid
2011–2012
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–2008
 Sweden 327 (0)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Egypt
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 France
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Sweden
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Iceland
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Portugal
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Croatia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Sweden

Tomas Runar Svensson (born 15 February 1968) is a Swedish retired handball goalkeeper who is currently goalkeeping coach of the Icelandic national handball team.

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Player career

Growing up in Eskilstuna it was only natural for him to play for the towns handball team, GUIF, and he was moved up to their senior squad, making his debut in the Swedish top division at the age of 15. In 1988, at the age of 20, he made his first cap for Sweden and in 1990 he was one of the main forces in the national team who won the World Championship in Czechoslovakia. This success landed him a contract with Atlético Madrid BM in Spain where he played for some time before moving to CD Bidasoa. With this team he won his first Spanish championship in 1995. Right after this he moved to Barcelona where he stayed for several seasons, helping the team become the most prominent handball team in the world, winning just about everything there is to win – including international competitions like EHF Champions League and EHF Men's Champions Trophy as well as Spanish competitions like Liga ASOBAL and Copa del Rey de Balonmano. Svensson moved to Germany and HSV Hamburg for a short while before returning to Spain, this time to play for Portland San Antonio. On 8 May 2012, Svensson officially announced his retirement as a player.

After his playing career, he worked together with Icelandic coach Guðmundur Guðmundsson, first as a goalkeeping coach with the German top team Rhein-Neckar Löwen and later as assistant coach of the Danish national men's team. In 2018, he became goalkeeping coach of the Icelandic national handball team. [1]

Svensson retires (Swedish)

Player clubs

Resume

Aircraft accident

In 1991, Svensson, along with his then girlfriend, survived the Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 plane crash in Gottröra, Sweden. [2] [3]

Personal life

Svensson settled in Spain after moving to Barcelona, and married a Spanish woman. His son, Max Svensson, is a professional footballer. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "„Mér finnst þetta bara mjög ögrandi verkefni"". RÚV. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. ↑ http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article10639865.ab
  3. ↑ http://www.svd.se/ingen-vanlig-svensson-i-malet
  4. ↑ "Handbollslegendarens son är ett spanskt storlöfte – i fotboll". Aftonbladet.
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