Markus Olsson

Markus Olsson
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 36)
Karlshamn, Sweden
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
SportHandball
PositionCentre back
Current clubFenix Toulouse
Number4
Youth career
YearsTeam
–Karlshamn HF
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2008–2015IFK Kristianstad
2015–2018Skjern Håndbold
2018–2020Fenix Toulouse
2020–2025IFK Kristianstad
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Sweden 62 (116)
Updated on 6 August 2022

Markus Olsson (born 31 March 1990) is a Swedish former handball player who played for the Swedish national team.

Career

Olsson started playing handball at his hometown club Karlshamn HF, and in 2008, he joined IFK Kristianstad. He won the Swedish Championship with IFK Kristianstad in 2015. The following summer he joined Danish club Skjern Håndbold. He won the Danish Men's Handball Cup in 2015 with them, as well as the 2017-18 Danish Championship.

In 2018, he joined French Fenix Toulouse Handball. In 2020, he returned to Sweden and IFK Kristianstad. In 2023, he won the double with the club. He retired after the 2024-25 season.

Private

His sisters, Maria and Anna, are also handball players.

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Skjern henter Markus Olsson" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Markus Olsson forlader Skjern" (in Danish). Dagbladet Ringkøbing-Skjern. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "IFK Kristianstads historia". ifkkristianstad.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Nu är Maria hetast i handbollsfamiljen" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 6 August 2022.