Mikael Appelgren (handballer)
| Mikael Appelgren | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
6 September 1989 Uddevalla, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2009 | GF Kroppskultur | ||
2009–2012 | IFK Skövde | ||
2012–2015 | MT Melsungen | ||
2015– | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2020 | Sweden | 101 | (2) |
Medal record | |||
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2024 | |||
Mikael Appelgren (born 6 September 1989) is a Swedish handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen.[1] He won silver medals at the 2018 European Championship.
Career
[edit]Appelgren started playing handball at GF Kroppskultur, before joining IFK Skövde in 2009.[2] In the 2011–12 season he was part of the Swedish league all-star team.[3] After three seasons at IFK Skövde he joined German Bundesliga team MT Melsungen.[4] Here he played for three seasons before joining league rivals Rhein-Neckar Löwen for the 2015–16 season to get more playing time.[5] Here he won the German championship in his first season at the club.[6] This was the first championship in club history. In 2017 he won the league for a second time. In 2018 he was named Swedish handballer of the year.
At the end of the 2019–20 season Appelgren was operated for a finger injury.[7] In October 2020 he had to be operated again due to a tendon injury in the shoulder.[8] In December the same year he was on the operation table for a third time; this time due to a cartilage-damaged knee.[9] These injuries made him miss the entire 2020–21 season. In August 2021 he was once again through a knee operation.[10] In March 2022 he was once again part of a match day squad for Rhein-Neckar Löwen.[11]
National team
[edit]He debuted for the Swedish national team in 2011 in a European Championship qualification match against Israel.[12]
He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.[13] Here he acted as a backup for Mattias Andersson. He also represented Sweden at the 2017 World Championship together with Andreas Palicka.[14]
After a long time away from handball due to injuries, he was once again part of the Swedish team at the 2023 World Championship.[15] He made his comeback in a preparation match leading up to tournament against Serbia.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "EHF profile".
- ^ "Alla övergångar i handbollens elitserie" (in Swedish). Ekurinen.se. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Skövdetrio i All star-team" (in Swedish). Skövde Nyheter. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Mikael Appelgren klar för tyska Melsungen" (in Swedish). Skövde Nyheter. 1 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
- ^ Johan Flinck (22 December 2014). "Svenske målvakten behöver speltid – byter klubb". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
- ^ TT (5 June 2016). "Svenskduo vann tysk handbollstitel". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish).
- ^ "Målvaktsstjärnan: "Kan bli en helvetessäsong"". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Appelgren borta ur spel året ut efter axeloperation" (in Swedish). Handbollskanalen. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ ""Äpplet" har lämnat rullstolen – hoppas på OS". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Mikael Appelgren wird nochmals operiert" (in German). Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Irre Achterbahnfahrt mit Happy End" (in German). Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Martin Johansson (12 June 2011). "Appelgrens debut i landslaget" (in Swedish). Bohusläningen. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Men's EHF Euro 2016 Poland. Sweden". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Martin Fransson (10 January 2017). "Förnuft och känsla skapar det perfekta målvaktsparet" (in Swedish). DN.
- ^ "Sverige trupp till VM på hemmaplan" (in Swedish). Handbollslandslaget. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Appelgren lysande i comebacken – men svensk förlust". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Mikael Appelgren at the European Handball Federation
- Mikael Appelgren at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Mikael Appelgren at Olympedia
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