Johan Eklund (handballer)

Johan Eklund
Personal information
Full name Johan Torsten Eklund
Born (1964-02-18) 18 February 1964 (age 60)
Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Playing position Line player
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth career
Years Team
-1983
 HK Cliff
Senior clubs
Years Team
1983-1984
 HK Cliff
1984-1992
 Redbergslids IK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985-1991
 Sweden 23 (82)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Czechoslovakia

Johan Eklund (born 18 February 1964) is a Swedish former handball player and handball coach. He is a world champion from 1990. He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

Club career

Eklund started his career at the Swedish club HK Cliff, where he won the Swedish junior championship in 1983. The year after, in 1984, he transferred to Redbergslids IK, where he won his first Swedish league in 1985. Here he started taking coaching courses in 1992.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johan Eklund". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ^ "RIK:s tränare slutar – han tar över". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 5 May 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2024.


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