Magnus Andersson (handballer)

Per Magnus Andersson (born 17 May 1966) is a Swedish handball manager and former player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Magnus Andersson
Andersson in 2014
Personal information
Born	17 May 1966 Linköping, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	FC Porto (coach)
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1985–1987	IF Saab
1987–1991	HK Drott
1991–1992	Viking HK
1992–1993	TuS Schutterwald
1993–1995	HK Drott
1995–1997	TuS Schutterwald
1997–1998	GWD Minden
1998–2003	HK Drott
2001	→ CB Ademar León
2003	HSG Nordhorn
National team
Years	Team	Apps
1988–2003	Sweden	307
Teams managed
2001–2005	HK Drott
2005–2010	FC København
2010–2011	Austria
2011–2012	AG København
2012–2014	HK Malmö
2014–2017	Frisch Auf Göppingen
2018–	FC Porto
Medal record Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sydney Team

Andersson was born in Linköping.

In 1992 he was a member of the Swedish handball team won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches and scored 18 goals.

Four years later he was part of the Swedish team which won the silver medal again. He played six matches and scored 16 goals.

At the 2000 Games he won his third silver medal with the Swedish team. He played all eight matches and scored ten goals.

Andersson was voted as the best handball player in the world in 1993.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Magnus Andersson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.