Tomas Svensson

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Tomas Svensson
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Personal information
Born (1968-08-22) 22 August 1968 (age 56)
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
YearsTeam
–
 Eskilstuna Guif
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
–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)
Teams managed
2021–
 FC Barcelona
2021–
 Sweden (goalkeeping coach)
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 former professional handball goalkeeper who is currently goalkeeping coach of the Swedish men's national handball team, and an assistant coach for FC Barcelona.

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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. [1]

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. [2] Between the years of 2014 to 2021 he's been involved with the German team SC Magdeburg, both as a head coach and goalkeeping coach.

In 2021 he became goalkeeping coach for Sweden's national men's team. [3] It was also announced he'll be assistant coach in FC Barcelona from the season of 2021/22. [4]

Player clubs

Trainer teams

Resume

Aircraft accident

In 1991, Svensson, along with his then girlfriend, survived the Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 plane crash in Gottröra, Sweden. [6] [7]

Personal life

Svensson settled in Spain after moving to Barcelona, and married a Spanish woman. His son, Max Svensson, is a professional footballer. [8] He is a paternal uncle of Maja Åskag, Swedish track-and-field athlete.

References

  1. ↑ Svensson retires (Swedish) svd.se
  2. ↑ ""Mér finnst þetta bara mjög ögrandi verkefni"". RÚV. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tomas Svensson ny målvaktstränare för Sverige". Handbollslandslaget. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tomas Svensson assisterar i Barca". Handbollskanalen. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL". www.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ↑ ""Jag insåg att jag skulle dö"". 3 August 2005.
  7. ↑ Bergfeldt, Anders (16 January 2008). "Ingen vanlig Svensson i målet". Svenska Dagbladet.
  8. ↑ "Handbollslegendarens son är ett spanskt storlöfte – i fotboll". Aftonbladet. 20 December 2020.
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