Per Magnus Andersson (born 17 May 1966) is a Swedish handball manager and former player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was voted as the best Swedish handballer on four occasions and best handballer in the world in 1993.
Magnus Andersson | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Andersson in 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
Born |
(1966-05-17) 17 May 1966 (age 56) Linköping, Sweden | |||||||||||||||
Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||
Playing position | Centre back | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current club | FC Porto (coach) | |||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||
1985–1987 | IF Saab | |||||||||||||||
1987–1991 | HK Drott | |||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Viking HK | |||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | TuS Schutterwald | |||||||||||||||
1993–1995 | HK Drott | |||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | TuS Schutterwald | |||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | GWD Minden | |||||||||||||||
1998–2003 | HK Drott | |||||||||||||||
2001 | → CB Ademar León | |||||||||||||||
2003 | HSG Nordhorn | |||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ||||||||||||||
1988–2003 | Sweden | 307 | ||||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2005 | HK Drott | |||||||||||||||
2005–2010 | FC København | |||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Austria | |||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | AG København | |||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | HK Malmö | |||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | |||||||||||||||
2018– | FC Porto | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1992, he was a member of the Swedish handball team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament, playing all seven matches and scoring 18 goals. Four years later, he was part of the Swedish team which won the silver medal again, playing six matches and scoring 16 goals. At the 2000 Games, he won his third silver medal with the Swedish team, playing all eight matches and scoring ten goals.
Andersson is the manager of Portuguese side FC Porto since 2018.
Swedish Handballer of the Year – Men | |
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