Tomas Svensson
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Tomas Runar Svensson is a Swedish
handball
player. He is currently playing for Pevafersa Valladolid
and the Sweden national handball team
.
it was only natural for him to play for the towns handball team, GUIF, and he was moved up to their senior squad at the age of fifteen. 1988, at the age of twenty, 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 championships. 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.
Barcelona HSV Hamburg Portland San Antonio Pevafersa Valladolid
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
in Gottröra, Sweden.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player. He is currently playing for Pevafersa Valladolid
BM Valladolid
Club Balonmano Valladolid is a Spanish handball team based in Valladolid, Castilla and León that currently plays in Liga ASOBAL.-History:Club Balonmano Valladolid was founded in the 1991 summer when acquired the ACD Michelin' seat. Michelin was founded in 1975 by the own company's employees...
and the Sweden national handball team
Sweden national handball team
The Sweden national handball team is the national handball team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. It is considered by many to be one of the most important national teams in handball...
.
Player career
Growing up in EskilstunaEskilstuna
Eskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 60,185 inhabitants in 2005. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finn population....
it was only natural for him to play for the towns handball team, GUIF, and he was moved up to their senior squad at the age of fifteen. 1988, at the age of twenty, 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 championships. This success landed him a contract with Atlético Madrid BM in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
where he played for some time before moving to CD Bidasoa
CD Bidasoa
Club Deportivo Bidasoa is a handball team based in Irun, Basque Country. CD Bidasoa plays in División de Plata.-Club names:*From 1990 to 2000: Elgorriaga Bidasoa*From 2000 to 2004: 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
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
and EHF Men’s Champions Trophy as well as Spanish competitions like Liga ASOBAL and Copa del Rey de Balonmano
Copa del Rey de Balonmano
The Copa del Rey de Balonmano is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. Organized by the Liga ASOBAL. It was originally known as the Copa del Generalísimo due to the dictator Franco and was renamed Copa del Rey de SM El Rey in 1975...
. Svensson moved to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and HSV Hamburg for a short while before returning to Spain, this time to play for Portland San Antonio.
Player clubs
GUIF Atlético Madrid BM CD BidasoaCD Bidasoa
Club Deportivo Bidasoa is a handball team based in Irun, Basque Country. CD Bidasoa plays in División de Plata.-Club names:*From 1990 to 2000: Elgorriaga Bidasoa*From 2000 to 2004: CD Bidasoa...
Barcelona HSV Hamburg Portland San Antonio Pevafersa Valladolid
BM Valladolid
Club Balonmano Valladolid is a Spanish handball team based in Valladolid, Castilla and León that currently plays in Liga ASOBAL.-History:Club Balonmano Valladolid was founded in the 1991 summer when acquired the ACD Michelin' seat. Michelin was founded in 1975 by the own company's employees...
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Rhein-Neckar Löwen is a handball club from Mannheim, Germany. The club was founded in 2002 as a merger of TSG Kronau and TSG Baden Östringen, competing initially under the name SG Kronau/Östringen...
Trivia
In 1991, he survived a plane crashScandinavian Airlines Flight 751
Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 was a regularly scheduled Scandinavian Airlines flight from Stockholm, Sweden to Copenhagen, Denmark and Warsaw, Poland that crashed on 27 December 1991. The McDonnell Douglas MD-81 was piloted by Danish captain Stefan G. Rasmussen and Swedish first officer Ulf...
in Gottröra, Sweden.
Resume
- Caps/Goals: 314/? (1988-
- World champion 1990 (in Praag, Chechoslovakia) and 1999 (in CairoCairoCairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
) - European champion 1994 and 2000
- 3rd place in the 1993 and 1995 World championships
- Participated in three Summer Olympics: Seoul(1988)1988 Summer OlympicsThe 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, Barcelona (1992)1992 Summer OlympicsThe 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
and Atlanta (1996)1996 Summer OlympicsThe 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....