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Magnus Wislander


Personal data

Nick name:
Max, in Sweden: "Slangen" ("the hose")
Position:
center, pivot
Number:
2
Date of birth:
22.02.1964
Place of birth:
Gothenburg/Sweden
Nationality:Nationalflagge SWE
Swedish
Height:
1.94m
Weight:
94kg
Marital status:
married with Camilla, 3 children (Therese, Veronica, Daniel)
Occupation:
handball professional, before post employee
Hobbies:
playing cards, golf (handicap 13,7)
In club since:
1990
In club until:
2002
Clubs:
1973 Tuve IF (SWE)
1979 Redbergslid IK Göteborg (SWE)
1990 THW Kiel
2002 Redbergslid IK Göteborg (SWE)
2005 end of career
Coached clubs:
2005 - 11/2012 Redbergslid IK Göteborg (SWE)
Career highlights:
  • German champion 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002
  • 2nd in German 1st division 1992
  • German cup winner 1998, 1999 and 2000
  • EHF-cup winner 1998 and 2002
  • Champions League final 2000
  • German Supercup winner 1996 and 1998
  • 5 times Swedish champion with Redbergslid Gothenburg
  • World champion 1990 & 1999, 2nd place WC 1997 and 2001, 3rd place WC 1993 and 1995
  • European champion 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2002
  • Best player of EC 2002
  • Silver medal Olympics 1992, 1996 and 2000
  • Best foreign player in German 1st division 93/94, 94/95 & 95/96
  • German 1st division "supersta r"
  • world handballer of the century
  • "Swedish player of the century"
  • Swedish record scorer
  • Swedish player of season 85/86 and 89/90
  • World handballer 1990
  • "THW player of the century"
  • Most matches for Swedish national team
  • Voted into the German 1st division all star team 1999/2000, 2000/2001 and 2001/2002
  • Best player German 1st divison 1999/2000
  • Handballer of the year 2000 in Germany
  • Kiel sports man of the year 1994 - 1999
  • Honor medal of the city of Kiel
  • Sport medal of the federal state Schleswig-Holstein
  • EHF Hall Of Fame (Pivot)
Miscellaneous:
From 2022 on national coach of Sweden for the paralympic sports "goalball"
Wikipedia:
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Miscellaneous
Captain from 1992 till 2001
Complete name: Hans Einar Magnus Wislander

Career in national team

Appearances in the national team:
384A SWE
Goals in the national team:
1185
Magnus Wislander in the national team dress
First match for national team:
16.01.1985 in the "Baltic Cup" against Russia
Last match for national team:
19.10.2004 against Germany in Kiel
Successes:
  • World champion 1990 and 1999, 2nd place WC 1997 and 2001, 3rd Place WC 1993 and 1995
  • European champion 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2002, 4th place EC 1996
  • Silver medal Olympics 1992, 1996 and 2000
     
  • etc...
Magnus Wislander in the Swedish national dress.
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Magnus Wislander for Sweden.
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Magnus Wislander in action.
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His statistics for THW Kiel

seasontype goalspenaltiesfield goalsmatchesgoals per match
with pen.w/o pen.
90/91 BL 100 11 89 26 3,8 3,4
90/91 BLO 22 0 22 7 3,1 3,1
90/91 DHB 6 1 5 2 3,0 2,5
90/91 sum 128 12 116 35 3,7 3,3
91/92 BL 85 2 83 25 3,4 3,3
91/92 BLO 17 2 15 5 3,4 3,0
91/92 sum 102 4 98 30 3,4 3,3
92/93 BL 79 0 79 27 2,9 2,9
92/93 DHB 6 0 6 2 3,0 3,0
92/93 sum 85 0 85 29 2,9 2,9
93/94 BL 117 0 117 34 3,4 3,4
93/94 sum 117 0 117 34 3,4 3,4
94/95 BL 124 0 124 30 4,1 4,1
94/95 CL 36 0 36
94/95 sum 160 0 160
95/96 BL 95 1 94 24 4,0 3,9
95/96 CL 25 0 25 9 2,8 2,8
95/96 DHB 20 0 20 5 4,0 4,0
95/96 sum 140 1 139 38 3,7 3,7
96/97 BL 103 0 103 29 3,6 3,6
96/97 CL 40 0 40 10 4,0 4,0
96/97 DHB 15 0 15 3 5,0 5,0
96/97 sum 158 0 158 42 3,8 3,8
97/98 BL 117 0 117 28 4,2 4,2
97/98 DHB 22 0 22 5 4,4 4,4
97/98 EHF 38 0 38 10 3,8 3,8
97/98 sum 177 0 177 43 4,1 4,1
98/99 BL 122 0 122 30 4,1 4,1
98/99 CL 36 0 36 10 3,6 3,6
98/99 DHB 24 0 24 6 4,0 4,0
98/99 sum 182 0 182 46 4,0 4,0
99/00 BL 150 0 150 34 4,4 4,4
99/00 CL 65 0 65 14 4,6 4,6
99/00 DHB 18 0 18 6 3,0 3,0
99/00 sum 233 0 233 54 4,3 4,3 Details
00/01 BL 130 0 130 37 3,5 3,5
00/01 CL 38 0 38 8 4,8 4,8
00/01 DHB 6 0 6 2 3,0 3,0
00/01 sum 174 0 174 47 3,7 3,7 Details
01/02 BL 110 0 110 33 3,3 3,3
01/02 DHB 13 0 13 4 3,3 3,3
01/02 EHF 28 0 28 9 3,1 3,1
01/02 VEM 7 0 7 2 3,5 3,5
01/02 sum 158 0 158 48 3,3 3,3 Details
 
Total BL 1371 16 1355 369 3,7 3,7
Total EC 306 0 306
Total DHB 130 1 129 35 3,7 3,7
Total VEM 7 0 7 2 3,5 3,5
Total Sum 1814 17 1797
 
BL=German 1st divison, BLO=1st division play offs, DHB=German cup, CL=Champions League, EHF=EHF cup, CUP=European cup of cup winners, IHF=IHF cup, VEM=Team EC, VWM=Team WC, LM=European cup of national champions

Statistics for other clubs

seasonLeagueclub goalspenaltiesfield goalsmatchesgoals per match
with pen.w/o pen.
02/03 1. schwed. Liga Redbergslids Göteborg (SWE) 161 0 161 36 4,5 4,5
03/04 1. schwed. Liga Redbergslids Göteborg (SWE) 91 0 91 22 4,1 4,1
04/05 1. schwed. Liga Redbergslids Göteborg (SWE) 23 0 23 20 1,2 1,2
Saisons in der ersten Bundesliga sind fett markiert.

Total statistics for all 1st German division matches

seasongoalspenaltiesfield goalsmatchesgoals per match
with pen.w/o pen.
Total 1371 16 1355 369 3,7 3,7