Stefan Lövgren

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Lars Stefan Lövgren (born 21 December 1970) is a Swedish former handball player. He was born in Gothenburg. Making his debut in the national team in 1993, he played a total of 268 games and scored 1138 goals. During his adult career he played for Redbergslids IK (in Gothenburg), and German sides TV Niederwürzbach and Champions League- and Bundesliga-winning team THW Kiel. He was the captain of the national team during the period 1996–2006 and for THW Kiel 2001–2009. He is a five-time Swedish league champion with Redbergslid, and a seven-time Bundesliga champion with THW. He won the German cup four times, and he helped lead Kiel to the European Champions League title in 2007 (being a finalist in 2000, 2008 and 2009).

Stefan Lövgren
Stefan Lövgren during the Schlecker Cup in August 2007
Personal information
Full name Lars Stefan Lövgren
Born (1970-12-21) 21 December 1970 (age 53)
Partille, Sweden
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Playing position Middle Back
Senior clubs
Years Team
1990–1998
Redbergslids IK
1998–1999
TV Niederwürzbach
1999–2009
THW Kiel
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2006
Sweden 268 (1138)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team Competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Egypt Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1997 Japan Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2001 France Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Iceland Team competition
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Portugal Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1998 Italy Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2000 Croatia Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2002 Sweden Team competition

Lövgren was World Champion in 1999 with the national team and is one of the few players to have participated in all the gold medal-winning Swedish sides in the European Championships (1994, 1998, 2000, 2002). As an individual player, he was named Most Valuable Player in both the 1999 and 2001 World Championships, was top scorer in the Olympic Games in 2000 and provided the most assists during the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship in what proved to be his final major tournament. He is a former member of the IHF Athletes Commission, and is one of the most respected players in team handball (with, among others, Nikola Karabatić citing him as a role model both as a person, player and captain).

Lövgren is a two-time Olympic silver medalist. In the 1996 Atlanta games, the Swedish team won the silver medal with Lövgren playing all seven matches and scoring a total of 17 goals. Four years later in Sydney Sweden again won silver. Lövgren played all eight matches and scored 51 goals.

In January 2010, Lövgren returned to the US to play in the Big Apple Team Handball Tournament where he competed with a group of European all-stars against the reigning US club champions, New York City THC. Lövgren and the all-stars won 39-27.[1]

Lövgren lives in Kungälv outside Gothenburg with his wife and their two children.[citation needed]

World championships

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European Championships

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Olympic Games

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Team Stuttgart wins the Big Apple Tournament". USA Team Handball.org. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
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