| Jim Gottfridsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gottfridsson in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
2 September 1992 Ystad, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1996–2010 | IFK Ystad | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2010–2011 | IFK Ystad | ||
2011–2013 | Ystads IF | ||
2013–2025 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
2025– | OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012– | Sweden | 139 | (446) |
Jim Gottfridsson (born 2 September 1992) is a Swedish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Swedish national team.[1]
Considered one of the best players in the world, he has won five titles at club level, including the EHF Champions League, league championships and cup titles.[2][3]
With the national team, Gottfridsson won the 2022 European Championship, finished as runner-up at the 2018 European Championship and the 2021 World Championship, and placed third at the 2024 European Championship. He was named most valuable player (MVP) of the European Championship in 2018 and 2022, and voted best centre back of the World Championship in 2021. Gottfridsson represented Sweden at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ NRK (26 January 2023). "Solberg mister stjernespiller i VM-avslutningen". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Overvik, Jostein (27 January 2023). "Tapte VM-semifinalen: Glenn Solberg kåret til verdens beste". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Jim Gottfridsson". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.