Kim Andersson

Kim Andersson
Kim Andersson
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1982-08-21) 21 August 1982 (age 44)
Kävlinge, Sweden
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportHandball
PositionRight back
Number5
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1998–2001Ystads IF
2001–2005IK Sävehof
2005–2012THW Kiel
2012–2015 KIF Kolding København
2015–2025Ystads IF
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2019 Sweden 240 (824)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam

Kim Andersson (born 21 August 1982) is a Swedish former handball player who last played for Ystads IF. He was named Swedish Player of the Year three times; in 2007, 2008 and 2012.

He was voted into the All-Star Team as Best right back at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, where Sweden finished 5th. He was part of the Swedish team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Club play

Andersson participated on the THW Kiel team that won the EHF Champions League in 2007. He is Swedish champion from 2004 and 2005 with IK Sävehof, and German champion from 2006 and 2007 with THW Kiel. He once again became Swedish champion 2022 with Ystads IF.

References

  1. ↑ Sport, S. V. T. (23 May 2025). "Handboll: Ystads IF svenska mästare i handboll 2025 – Kim Andersson spelade sin sista match i karriären". SVT Sport.
  2. ↑ "EHF profile".
  3. ↑ "Albin Lagergren utses till Årets spelare" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Euro 2008 All Star Team named" Archived 30 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine – European Handball Federation – 27 January 2008 (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)
  5. ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.