Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

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This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's handball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 7 August 2016.

Group A

Argentina

The following is the Argentine roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Head coach: Eduardo Gallardo

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Matías Schulz (1982-02-12)12 February 1982 (aged 34) 1.90 m 172 0 Switzerland Pfadi Winterthur
2 LW Federico Fernández (1989-10-17)17 October 1989 (aged 26) 1.87 m 94 335 Argentina UNLu
3 RW Federico Pizarro (1986-07-06)6 July 1986 (aged 30) 1.83 m 127 568 Argentina UNLu
4 CB Sebastián Simonet (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (aged 30) 1.90 m 76 328 Spain Ademar León
5 P Pablo Sebastián Portela (1980-06-21)21 June 1980 (aged 36) 1.90 m 127 62 Argentina Colegio Ward
8 LB Pablo Simonet (1992-05-04)4 May 1992 (aged 24) 1.89 m 48 98 Spain Benidorm
9 RB Leonardo Facundo Querín (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 34) 1.97 m 159 238 France Billère
10 RB Federico Matías Vieyra (1988-07-21)21 July 1988 (aged 28) 1.92 m 101 235 Spain Ademar León
12 GK Fernando Gabriel García (1981-08-31)31 August 1981 (aged 34) 1.90 m 193 5 France Vernon
13 LB Juan Pablo Fernández (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 27) 1.90 m 101 303 Argentina UNLu
14 LB Agustín Vidal (1987-07-08)8 July 1987 (aged 29) 1.94 m 80 162 Spain Ciudad Encantada
15 P Gonzalo Carou (1979-08-15)15 August 1979 (aged 36) 1.94 m 202 450 France Istres
18 LW Adrián Portela (1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 30) 1.83 m 37 112 Argentina River Plate
23 RW Pablo Vainstein (1987-07-18)18 July 1987 (aged 29) 1.83 m 35 45 Argentina Colegio Ward

Croatia

The following is the Croatian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Head coach: Željko Babić

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Ivan Stevanović (1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (aged 34) 1.93 m 15 0 Croatia Zagreb
5 CB Domagoj Duvnjak (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 28) 1.97 m 153 497 Germany THW Kiel
7 RB Luka Stepančić (1990-11-20)20 November 1990 (aged 25) 2.03 m 16 26 France Paris Saint-Germain
8 RB Marko Kopljar (1986-02-12)12 February 1986 (aged 30) 2.10 m 124 254 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
10 LB Jakov Gojun (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 30) 2.04 m 125 71 Germany Füchse Berlin
12 GK Ivan Pešić (1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 27) 1.93 m 22 0 Belarus Meshkov Brest
13 RW Zlatko Horvat (1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 31) 1.79 m 115 332 Croatia Zagreb
18 CB Igor Karačić (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 27) 1.89 m 27 71 Republic of Macedonia Vardar
26 LW Manuel Štrlek (1988-12-01)1 December 1988 (aged 27) 1.81 m 99 318 Poland Vive Targi Kielce
27 RW Ivan Čupić (1986-03-27)27 March 1986 (aged 30) 1.78 m 112 440 Poland Vive Targi Kielce
30 LB Marko Mamić (1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 22) 2.00 m 4 3 France Dunkerque
32 LB Ivan Slišković (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 24) 1.97 m 37 87 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
34 P Ilija Brozović (1991-05-26)26 May 1991 (aged 25) 1.95 m 15 12 Germany THW Kiel
44 P Krešimir Kozina (1990-06-25)25 June 1990 (aged 26) 1.96 m 2 0 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt

Denmark

The following is the Danish roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Head coach: Iceland Guðmundur Guðmundsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Niklas Landin Jacobsen (1988-12-19)19 December 1988 (aged 27) 2.01 m 143 1 Germany THW Kiel
3 RB Mads Christiansen (1986-05-03)3 May 1986 (aged 30) 1.94 m 106 234 Denmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
5 CB Mads Mensah Larsen (1991-08-12)12 August 1991 (aged 24) 1.88 m 67 157 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
6 LW Casper Ulrich Mortensen (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 26) 1.90 m 73 209 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
15 P Jesper Nøddesbo (1980-10-23)23 October 1980 (aged 35) 1.99 m 201 418 Spain Barcelona
16 GK Jannick Green (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 27) 1.95 m 71 1 Germany SC Magdeburg
17 RW Lasse Svan Hansen (1983-08-31)31 August 1983 (aged 32) 1.84 m 155 316 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt
19 P Rene Toft Hansen (1984-01-11)11 January 1984 (aged 32) 2.00 m 103 163 Germany THW Kiel
21 LB Henrik Møllgaard (1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 31) 1.96 m 90 136 France Paris Saint-Germain
22 RB Kasper Søndergaard (1981-06-09)9 June 1981 (aged 35) 1.96 m 162 361 Denmark Skjern Håndbold
23 P Henrik Toft Hansen (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 (aged 29) 2.00 m 77 144 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt
24 LB Mikkel Hansen (1987-10-22)22 October 1987 (aged 28) 1.96 m 151 696 France Paris Saint-Germain
25 CB Morten Olsen (1984-10-11)11 October 1984 (aged 31) 1.84 m 32 90 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
27 LB Michael Damgaard (1990-03-18)18 March 1990 (aged 26) 1.92 m 30 78 Germany SC Magdeburg

France

The following is the French roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head coach: Claude Onesta

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
8 LB Daniel Narcisse (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 36) 1.89 m 280 858 France Paris Saint-Germain
12 GK Vincent Gérard (1986-12-16)16 December 1986 (aged 29) 1.88 m 25 0 France Montpellier Handball
13 CB Nikola Karabatić (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 32) 1.96 m 252 1024 France Paris Saint-Germain
14 CB Kentin Mahé (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 (aged 25) 1.86 m 42 98 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt
15 LB Mathieu Grébille (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 24) 1.98 m 39 57 France Montpellier Handball
16 GK Thierry Omeyer (1976-11-02)2 November 1976 (aged 39) 1.92 m 328 1 France Paris Saint-Germain
17 LB Timothey N'Guessan (1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 23) 1.96 m 20 35 France Chambéry Savoie
19 RW Luc Abalo (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 31) 1.82 m 196 646 France Paris Saint-Germain
20 P Cédric Sorhaindo (1984-06-07)7 June 1984 (aged 32) 1.92 m 150 302 Spain Barcelona
21 LW Michaël Guigou (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 34) 1.79 m 218 771 France Montpellier Handball
22 P Luka Karabatić (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 28) 2.02 m 42 46 France Paris Saint-Germain
23 P Ludovic Fabregas (1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 20) 1.98 m 7 5 France Montpellier Handball
27 RB Adrien Dipanda (1988-05-03)3 May 1988 (aged 28) 2.02 m 7 10 France Saint-Raphaël
28 RB Valentin Porte (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 25) 1.90 m 48 114 France Fenix Toulouse

Qatar

The following is the Qatari roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]

Head coach: Spain Valero Rivera López

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 RB Žarko Marković (1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 30) 1.96 m 22 152 Qatar El Jaish
4 LB Hassan Mabrouk (1982-07-29)29 July 1982 (aged 34) 1.90 m 30 64 Qatar El Jaish
5 LB Marko Bagarić (1985-12-31)31 December 1985 (aged 30) 2.01 m Qatar Al Rayyan
6 RB Mustafa Alsaltialkrad (1987-03-16)16 March 1987 (aged 29) 1.86 m
7 LB Bertrand Roiné (1981-02-17)17 February 1981 (aged 35) 1.98 m 40 70 Qatar Al Ahli
9 LB Rafael Capote (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 28) 1.96 m 34 131 Qatar El Jaish
11 LW Abdulrazzaq Murad (1990-06-29)29 June 1990 (aged 26) 1.86 m 77 169 Qatar Al-Gharafa
12 GK Danijel Šarić (1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 39) 1.95 m 22 0 Spain Barcelona
13 RW Eldar Memišević (1992-06-21)21 June 1992 (aged 24) 1.78 m 100 196 Qatar El Jaish
14 P Bassel Al-Rayes (1979-03-04)4 March 1979 (aged 37) 1.80 m 36 146 Qatar Al Rayyan
15 RW Nasreddine Megdich (1991-08-29)29 August 1991 (aged 24) 1.78 m 16 27 Qatar Al Rayyan
16 GK Goran Stojanović (1977-02-24)24 February 1977 (aged 39) 1.91 m 37 0 Qatar El Jaish
19 P Borja Vidal (1981-12-25)25 December 1981 (aged 34) 2.06 m 34 79 Qatar Al-Qiyada
25 CB Kamalaldin Mallash (1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 24) 1.80 m 62 109 Qatar El Jaish
94 LB Ameen Zakkar (1994-06-15)15 June 1994 (aged 22) 1.95 m 35 62 Qatar Al Rayyan

Tunisia

The following is the Tunisian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head coach: Hafedh Zouabi

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Makram Missaoui (1981-02-14)14 February 1981 (aged 35) 1.88 m 145 0 Tunisia Club Africain
4 LW Aymen Toumi (1990-07-11)11 July 1990 (aged 26) 1.84 m 71 123 France HBC Nantes
6 P Issam Tej (1979-07-29)29 July 1979 (aged 37) 1.87 m 304 797 Qatar El Jaish
8 LB Mohamed Jilani Maaref (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 24) 1.92 m 33 39 Tunisia Club Africain
9 RB Amine Bannour (1990-02-21)21 February 1990 (aged 26) 1.97 m 100 299 Tunisia Club Africain
12 GK Marouen Maggaiz (1983-07-28)28 July 1983 (aged 33) 1.91 m 173 3 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
13 RW Mohamed Ali Bhar (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 26) 1.80 m Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
15 LB Khaled Haj Youssef (1989-01-12)12 January 1989 (aged 27) 1.89 m 31 28 Tunisia Club Africain
21 LW Oussama Boughanmi (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 26) 1.86 m 100 424 France Tremblay-en-France
22 CB Sobhi Saïed (1982-09-26)26 September 1982 (aged 33) 1.86 m 143 311 Tunisia Étoile Sportive du Sahel
23 LW Oussama Hosni (1992-09-17)17 September 1992 (aged 23) 1.92 m 46 51 Tunisia Club Africain
27 RB Aymen Hammed (1983-07-26)26 July 1983 (aged 33) 1.96 m 111 375 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
31 P Marouan Chouiref (1990-05-27)27 May 1990 (aged 26) 1.97 m 91 100 France Tremblay-en-France
39 CB Mohamed Soussi (1993-01-17)17 January 1993 (aged 23) 1.94 m 43 49 Tunisia Club Africain
42 LB Wael Jallouz (1991-05-03)3 May 1991 (aged 25) 1.98 m 102 257 Spain Barcelona

Group B

Brazil

The following is the Brazilian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head coach: Spain Jordi Ribera

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Santos, MaikMaik Santos (1980-09-06)6 September 1980 (aged 35) 1.80 m 206 3 Brazil HC Taubaté
2 CB Teixeira, HenriqueHenrique Teixeira (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 27) 1.92 m 100 145 Spain Granollers
4 CB Silva, João PedroJoão Pedro Silva (1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (aged 22) 1.90 m 50 99 France Chambéry Savoie
9 RW Cândido, LucasLucas Cândido (1989-03-19)19 March 1989 (aged 27) 1.82 m 55 107 Brazil HC Taubaté
10 RB Toledo, JoséJosé Toledo (1994-01-11)11 January 1994 (aged 22) 1.93 m 53 119 Poland Wisła Płock
11 LB dos Santos, ThiagusThiagus dos Santos (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 27) 1.99 m 0 0 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged
13 CB Hubner, DiogoDiogo Hubner (1983-01-30)30 January 1983 (aged 33) 1.88 m 94 135 Brazil São Caetano
17 P Pozzer, AlexandroAlexandro Pozzer (1988-12-21)21 December 1988 (aged 27) 1.92 m 61 79 Spain Puerto Sagunto
19 RW Chiuffa, FábioFábio Chiuffa (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 27) 1.87 m 103 221 Denmark KIF Kolding Copenhagen
26 RB Guimarães, OswaldoOswaldo Guimarães (1989-10-23)23 October 1989 (aged 26) 1.83 m 47 68 Spain Villa de Aranda
28 LB Santos, LeonardoLeonardo Santos (1994-05-03)3 May 1994 (aged 22) 1.92 m 21 38 Spain Ademar León
33 LW Soares, AndréAndré Soares (1984-02-13)13 February 1984 (aged 32) 1.90 m 51 85 Brazil HC Taubaté
37 LB Langaro, HanielHaniel Langaro (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 21) 1.96 m 21 41 Spain Ciudad de Logroño
89 GK Almeida, CésarCésar Almeida (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 27) 1.87 m 59 0 Spain Granollers

Egypt

The following is the Egyptian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head coach: Marwan Ragab

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 RB Mamdouh Abouebaid (1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 28) 1.87 m 131 397 Egypt Al Ahly
8 P Mahmoud Ramadan (1984-03-07)7 March 1984 (aged 32) 1.85 m 305 912 Egypt Al Ahly
9 CB Eslam Isaa (1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 28) 1.86 m 204 617 Tunisia Club Africain
15 RW Mohamed Amer (1987-12-12)12 December 1987 (aged 28) 1.87 m 150 498 Egypt Al Ahly
19 CB Mohamed El-Bassiouny (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 26) 1.86 m 110 360 Egypt Alexandria SC
20 CB Mohamed Hasehm (1988-01-23)23 January 1988 (aged 28) 1.80 m 210 712 Egypt Aviation SC
24 P Ibrahim El-Masry (1989-03-11)11 March 1989 (aged 27) 1.95 m 175 423 Egypt Al Ahly
39 LB Yehia El-Deraa (1995-06-17)17 June 1995 (aged 21) 1.86 m 88 186 Egypt Hellopolice
66 RB Ahmed El-Ahmar (1984-01-27)27 January 1984 (aged 32) 1.84 m 397 1351 Egypt Zamalek
72 GK Mahmoud Khalil (1991-06-01)1 June 1991 (aged 25) 1.92 m 122 0 Qatar El Jaish
88 GK Karim Handawy (1988-05-01)1 May 1988 (aged 28) 1.86 m 256 0 Egypt Al Ahly
89 P Mohamed Shebib (1989-01-04)4 January 1989 (aged 27) 1.89 m 210 953 Egypt Zamalek
90 LB Aly Mohamed (1990-12-14)14 December 1990 (aged 25) 1.95 m 231 703 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira
91 RW Mohamed Sanad (1991-01-16)16 January 1991 (aged 25) 1.84 m 120 334 Hungary Komlói Bányász

Germany

The following is the German roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9] Steffen Weinhold replaced Patrick Groetzki on 10 August 2016.[10]

Head coach: Dagur Sigurðsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 LW Uwe Gensheimer (1986-10-26)26 October 1986 (aged 29) 1.88 m 121 528 France Paris Saint-Germain
6 LB Finn Lemke (1992-04-30)30 April 1992 (aged 24) 2.10 m 33 19 Germany SC Magdeburg
7 P Patrick Wiencek (1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 27) 2.00 m 84 190 Germany THW Kiel
9 RW Tobias Reichmann (1988-05-27)27 May 1988 (aged 28) 1.88 m 48 137 Poland Vive Targi Kielce
10 RB Fabian Wiede (1994-02-08)8 February 1994 (aged 22) 1.94 m 41 76 Germany Füchse Berlin
12 GK Silvio Heinevetter (1984-10-21)21 October 1984 (aged 31) 1.94 m 140 1 Germany Füchse Berlin
13 P Hendrik Pekeler (1991-07-02)2 July 1991 (aged 25) 2.03 m 54 76 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
17 RB Steffen Weinhold (1986-07-19)19 July 1986 (aged 30) 1.91 m 87 233 Germany THW Kiel
19 CB Martin Strobel (1986-06-05)5 June 1986 (aged 30) 1.89 m 127 149 Germany HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
24 RW Patrick Groetzki (1989-07-04)4 July 1989 (aged 27) 1.89 m 98 273 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
25 RB Kai Häfner (1989-07-10)10 July 1989 (aged 27) 1.92 m 31 62 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
33 GK Andreas Wolff (1991-03-03)3 March 1991 (aged 25) 1.98 m 32 1 Germany THW Kiel
35 LB Julius Kühn (1993-04-01)1 April 1993 (aged 23) 1.98 m 13 49 Germany VfL Gummersbach
47 LB Christian Dissinger (1991-11-15)15 November 1991 (aged 24) 2.02 m 14 38 Germany THW Kiel
95 CB Paul Drux (1995-02-07)7 February 1995 (aged 21) 1.92 m 32 64 Germany Füchse Berlin

Poland

The following is the Polish roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11]

Head coach: Spain Talant Duyshebaev

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Sławomir Szmal (1978-10-02)2 October 1978 (aged 37) 1.90 m 279 2 Poland Vive Targi Kielce
3 RB Krzysztof Lijewski (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 33) 1.98 m 173 409 Poland Vive Targi Kielce
5 RW Mateusz Jachlewski (1984-12-27)27 December 1984 (aged 31) 1.84 m 108 236 Poland Vive Targi Kielce
6 LW Przemysław Krajewski (1987-01-20)20 January 1987 (aged 29) 1.84 m 69 132 Poland Azoty-Puławy
8 LB Karol Bielecki (1982-01-23)23 January 1982 (aged 34) 2.02 m 244 891 Poland Vive Targi Kielce
11 LW Adam Wiśniewski (1980-10-24)24 October 1980 (aged 35) 1.92 m 146 189 Poland Wisła Płock
13 P Bartosz Jurecki (1979-01-31)31 January 1979 (aged 37) 1.93 m 227 723 Poland Chrobry Głogów
15 LB Michał Jurecki (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 (aged 31) 2.02 m 189 528 Poland Vive Targi Kielce
16 GK Piotr Wyszomirski (1988-01-06)6 January 1988 (aged 28) 1.93 m 104 0 Germany TBV Lemgo
23 P Kamil Syprzak (1991-07-23)23 July 1991 (aged 25) 2.08 m 87 164 Spain Barcelona
26 RW Michał Daszek (1992-06-27)27 June 1992 (aged 24) 1.80 m 56 110 Poland Wisła Płock
28 CB Łukasz Gierak (1988-06-22)22 June 1988 (aged 28) 1.92 m 6 6 Poland Pogoń Szczecin
35 P Mateusz Kus (1987-07-14)14 July 1987 (aged 29) 2.00 m 5 4 Poland Vive Targi Kielce
45 RB Michał Szyba (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 28) 1.96 m 57 82 Slovenia Gorenje Velenje

Slovenia

The following is the Slovenian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12] The caps and goals are updated as of 17 August 2016.[13]

Head coach: Montenegro Veselin Vujović

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Matevž Skok (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 29) 1.88 m 62 0 Croatia Zagreb
3 P Blaž Blagotinšek (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 22) 2.02 m 35 35 Hungary Veszprém
5 LB Nik Henigman (1995-12-04)4 December 1995 (aged 20) 1.99 m 9 9 Slovenia Ribnica
7 RB Vid Kavtičnik (1984-05-24)24 May 1984 (aged 32) 1.91 m 168 474 France Montpellier Handball
8 RW Blaž Janc (1996-11-20)20 November 1996 (aged 19) 1.85 m 12 51 Slovenia Celje
11 RB Jure Dolenec (1988-12-06)6 December 1988 (aged 27) 1.90 m 104 373 France Montpellier Handball
12 GK Gorazd Škof (1977-07-11)11 July 1977 (aged 39) 1.88 m 187 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
13 LW Darko Cingesar (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 26) 1.87 m 34 54 Croatia Zagreb
15 P Vid Poteko (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 25) 1.94 m 32 13 Slovenia Celje
18 RB David Miklavčič (1983-01-29)29 January 1983 (aged 33) 1.95 m 95 140 Croatia Zagreb
22 P Matej Gaber (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 25) 1.97 m 94 112 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged
23 CB Uroš Zorman (1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 36) 1.90 m 224 519 Poland Vive Targi Kielce
25 CB Marko Bezjak (1986-06-26)26 June 1986 (aged 30) 1.84 m 89 146 Germany SC Magdeburg
31 LW Simon Razgor (1985-09-18)18 September 1985 (aged 30) 1.83 m 45 108 Belarus Meshkov Brest
32 CB Miha Zarabec (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 1.77 m 18 41 Slovenia Celje
44 CB Dean Bombač (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 26) 1.89 m 69 120 Poland Vive Targi Kielce
90 GK Urban Lesjak (1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 1.88 m 25 0 Slovenia Celje

Sweden

The following is the Swedish roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[14]

Head coaches: Ola Lindgren and Staffan Olsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Andersson, MattiasMattias Andersson (1978-03-29)29 March 1978 (aged 38) 1.85 m 141 0 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt
3 RB Andersson, KimKim Andersson (1982-08-21)21 August 1982 (aged 33) 1.99 m 222 787 Sweden Ystads IF
5 CB Gottfridsson, JimJim Gottfridsson (1992-09-02)2 September 1992 (aged 23) 1.90 m 25 84 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt
9 LW Tollbring, JerryJerry Tollbring (1995-09-13)13 September 1995 (aged 20) 1.82 m 3 2 Sweden IFK Kristianstad
11 LB Nilsson, LukasLukas Nilsson (1996-11-16)16 November 1996 (aged 19) 1.92 m 18 53 Germany THW Kiel
13 LB Stenbäcken, JonathanJonathan Stenbäcken (1988-01-07)07 January 1988 (aged 28) 1.95 m 40 49 Germany TBV Lemgo
18 RB Jakobsson, JohanJohan Jakobsson (1987-02-12)12 February 1987 (aged 29) 1.95 m 105 220 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt
19 P Karlsson, TobiasTobias Karlsson (1981-06-04)4 June 1981 (aged 35) 1.96 m 143 79 Germany Flensburg-Handewitt
20 GK Appelgren, MikaelMikael Appelgren (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 26) 1.91 m 37 0 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
24 LW Petersen, FredrikFredrik Petersen (1983-08-27)27 August 1983 (aged 32) 1.88 m 150 416 Sweden Malmö
28 LB Stenmalm, PhilipPhilip Stenmalm (1992-04-03)3 April 1992 (aged 24) 1.98 m 23 31 Denmark KIF Kolding København
32 RW Zachrisson, MattiasMattias Zachrisson (1990-08-22)22 August 1990 (aged 25) 1.79 m 76 128 Germany Füchse Berlin
35 P Nilsson, AndreasAndreas Nilsson (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 (aged 26) 1.97 m 96 224 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
36 P Nielsen, JesperJesper Nielsen (1989-08-30)30 August 1989 (aged 26) 2.00 m 66 80 Germany Füchse Berlin

Statistics

Player representation by club

Clubs with 6 or more players represented are listed.

Club Players
Poland Vive Targi Kielce 11
France Paris Saint-Germain 10
Germany THW Kiel 8
Qatar El Jaish 7
Germany Flensburg-Handewitt
Germany Füchse Berlin 6

Player representation by league

CountryPlayersPercentageOutside national squad
Total 168
 Germany 36 21% 24
 France 27 16% 15
 Poland 17 10% 6
 Qatar 16 10% 3
 Spain 10% 16
Others 56 33%

Coaches representation by country

Coaches in bold represent their own country.

Country Coaches
3Spain SpainTalant Duyshebaev (Poland), Jordi Ribera (Brazil), Valero Rivera López (Qatar)
2Iceland IcelandGuðmundur Guðmundsson (Denmark), Dagur Sigurðsson (Germany)
1Argentina ArgentinaEduardo Gallardo
Croatia CroatiaŽeljko Babić
Egypt EgyptMarwan Ragab
France FranceClaude Onesta
Montenegro MontenegroVeselin Vujović (Slovenia)
Sweden SwedenOla Lindgren and Staffan Olsson
Tunisia TunisiaHafedh Zouabi

See also

References

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