Jonathan Edvardsson (born 7 April 1997) is a Swedish handball player. He was part of the Swedish national team competing in the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt.[1]
| Jonathan Edvardsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
7 April 1997 Partille, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| IK Sävehof | |||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2014–2021 | IK Sävehof | ||
2021– | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Sweden | 13 | (3) |
With IK Sävehof he has become Swedish champion twice, 2019 and 2021. In the season of 2020/21 he was voted into the All-Star Team in the swedish league Handbollsligan, and was also chosen as the MVP of the league.[2] He was also given the award "Årets komet", which is handed to a swedish player who has had their definite breakthrough during the year, and proved to be an important player both in their team and their league.[3]
References
edit- ^ Larsson, Jonathan (17 December 2020). "Jonathan Edvardsson gör mästerskapsdebut i VM" [Jonathan Edvardsson makes his championship debut in the WC]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "Handbollsligans officiella all star team" [Handball league's official all star team]. Handbollsligan (in Swedish). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Jonathan Edvardsson utsedd till årets komet" [Jonathan Edvardsson named this year's comet]. Handbollsligan (in Swedish). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links
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Media related to Jonathan Edvardsson at Wikimedia Commons- Jonathan Edvardsson at the International Handball Federation
- Jonathan Edvardsson at the European Handball Federation
- Jonathan Edvardsson at Olympics.com
- Jonathan Edvardsson at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Jonathan Edvardsson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
- Jonathan Edvardsson on Instagram
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