Mathias Franzén
| Mathias Franzén | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Karl Gustav Mathias Franzén | ||
| Born |
22 February 1975 Vreta Kloster, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1981–1995 | HK Aranäs | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
-1995 | HK Aranäs | ||
1995-2001 | Redbergslids IK | ||
2001-2004 | FC Barcelona | ||
2004-2007 | HSG Nordhorn | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999-2006 | Sweden | 123 | (283) |
| Teams managed | |||
2009-2012 | HK Varberg | ||
Karl Gustav Mathias Franzén (born 22 February 1975) is a Swedish handball player and coach.
He won the 1999 World Men's Handball Championship and the 2000 European Men's Handball Championship with the Swedish team. In 2000 he was a member of the Swedish handball team won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored 25 goals.
Career
[edit]Franzén started his career at HK Aranäs[1] before joining Swedish top club Redbergslids IK. Here he won the Swedish championship 5 times.[2] In 2001 he joined Spanish club FC Barcelona.[3] Here he won the Spanish Championship and EHF European League in the 2002-03 season.
In 2004 he joined German Bundesliga team HSG Nordhorn,[4] where he played for the rest of his career.
Coaching career
[edit]From 2009 to 2012 he was the coach of HK Varberg in Division 1.[5]
Personal life
[edit]He is the twin brother of Anders Franzén and smaller brother of Mikael Franzén, who were both handball players. They all started at HK Aranäs and later moved to Redbergslids IK.[1]
He is educated as a cook.[1]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Hitzkopf aus Schweden ist ein lieber Junge". hsgnordhorn-lingen.de (in German). HSG Nordhorn. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Det nya Sverige..." [The New Sweden...] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Gegnerkader FC Barcelona Saison 2001/2002" (in German). thw-provinzial.de. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Zebra-Journal: Wirtschaftsflaute? Die Handball-Bundesliga boomt" (in German). thw-provinzial.de. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Hallands Nyheter om när Franzén avslutade tränarkarriären i HK Varberg" (in Swedish). Hallands Nyheter. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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