Staffan Olsson

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Personal data

Nick name:

In Sweden: "Den gamle" ("The Old One")

Position:

half right, center

Number:

19

Date of birth:

26.03.1964

Place of birth:

Uppsala (WE)

Nationality:

Swedish

Height:

1.99m

Weight:

97kg

Marital status:

married with Marie, 2 children (Hanna, Henrik)

Occupation:

handball professional, before that sales clerk

Hobbies:

music

In club since:

1996

In club until:

2003

Clubs:

Skanela IF (SWE)
Cliff (SWE)
Uppsala (SWE)
1989 Hüttenberg
1992 TV Niederwürzbach
1996 THW Kiel
2003 Hammarby IF (SWE)
2006 end of career

Coached clubs:

2005 - 2011 Coach Hammarby IF (SWE)
2008 - 2016 Swedish national coach
09/2015 - 2018 assistant coach Paris St. Germain (FRA)
2019 - 01/2020 sports director USA Team Handball
2022 Dutch national coach

Career highlights:

• As player:
  • German champion 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002
  • 2nd in German 1st division 1993 and 1995 (with Niederwürzbach)
  • German cup winner 1998, 1999 and 2000
  • EHF-cup winner 1998 and 2002
  • Champions League final 2000
  • German Supercup-winner 1998
  • City-Cup-winner 1995 (with Niederwürzbach)
  • World champion 1990 and 1999, 2nd place WC 1997, 3rd place WC 1993 and 1995
  • European champion 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2002
  • Silver medal Olympics 1996 and 2000
  • Voted into All-Star-Team WC 97 and WC 99
  • Voted into the German 1st division all star team 1999/2000, 2000/2001 and 2001/2002
• As coach:
  • Silver medal Olympics 2012
  • Swedish champion 2006, 2007 and 2008 with Hammarby
  • 7th place WC 2009 with Sweden
  • 4th place WC 2011 with Sweden
• As assistant coach:
  • French champion 2016 with Paris St. Germain (FRA)

Wikipedia:

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Career in national team

Appearances in the national team:

358A SWE

Goals in the national team:

855

First match for national team:

18.10.1986 against Norway

Last match for national team:

19.10.2004 against Germany in Kiel

Successes:

• World champion 1990 and 1999, 2nd place WC 1997, 3rd place WC 1993 and 1995
• European champion 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2002, 4th place EC 1996
• Silver medal olympia 1992, 1996 and 2000
   
• etc...

Staffan Olsson in the Swedish national dress. © Bildbyran

Staffan Olsson for Sweden. © Bildbyran

Staffan Olsson.

Staffan Olsson in action.

Staffan Olsson in action.

Staffan Olsson.

Staffan Olsson.