Jim Gottfridsson

Jim Gottfridsson (born 2 September 1992) is a Swedish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Swedish national team.[1]

Jim Gottfridsson
Personal information
Born	2 September 1992 Ystad, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Number	24
Youth career
Years	Team
1996–2010	IFK Ystad
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2010–2011	IFK Ystad
2011–2013	Ystads IF
2013–	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–	Sweden	86	(297)
Medal record World Championship 2021 Egypt European Championship 2018 Croatia

Jim Gottfridssons autograf 2013.

He participated on the Sweden men's national handball team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's handball tournament.[2]

Individual awards

• All-Star Centre back of the World Championship: 2021[3]
• Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the European Championship: 2018

References

1. EHF profile
2. "Jim Gottfridsson". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
3. "Egypt 2021 All-star Team". ihf.info. 31 January 2021.

External links

• Jim Gottfridsson at Olympedia
• Jim Gottfridsson at European Handball Federation
• Jim Gottfridsson at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)