Magnus Wislander

Hans Einar Magnus Wislander (born 22 February 1964) is a Swedish former handball player, who has been voted Handball Player of the Century. Since his debut in the national team in 1985 he has played over 380 games and scored over 1,000 goals. He played for Redbergslids IK, Gothenburg and THW Kiel.

Magnus Wislander
Magnus Wislander at the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2013
Personal information
Full name	Hans Einar Magnus Wislander
Born	(1964-02-22) 22 February 1964 Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Center back, Line player
Club information
Current club	Redbergslids IK
Youth career
Years	Team
1973–1979	Tuve IF
1979–1983	Redbergslids IK
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1983–1990	Redbergslids IK
1990–2002	THW Kiel
2002–2005	Redbergslids IK
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–2002	Sweden	384	(1185)
Medal record Men's handball Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team competition 1996 Atlanta Team competition 2000 Sydney Team competition World Men's Handball Championship 1999 Egypt Team competition 1990 Czechoslovakia Team competition 2001 France Team competition 1997 Japan Team competition 1995 Iceland Team competition 1993 Sweden Team competition European Men's Handball Championship 2002 Sweden Team competition 2000 Croatia Team competition 1998 Italy Team competition 1994 Portugal Team competition

Club Honours

Redbergslid

• Elitserien (5): 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 2002–03

Kiel

• Bundesliga (7): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02
• DHB-Pokal (3): 1998, 1999, 2000
• Supercup (2): 1995, 1998
• EHF Cup (2): 1998, 2002

Individual

• IHF World Player of the Year - 1990
• Best player of the 20th century by: IHF
• Best player of the 20th century by: Sweden
• Elected best player of THW Kiel in the 20th century
• Record for caps and goals in the Swedish national team
• Best player at 2002 European Championship
• Elected best handball player of the year in Sweden: 1986 and 1990
• Elected best handball player of the year in Germany: 2000
• Voted Best foreign player of Bundesliga: 1994, 1995, 1996
• Voted Best Player THW Kiel: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

World Championships

• 1990 - gold
• 1993 - bronze
• 1995 - bronze
• 1997 - silver
• 1999 - gold
• 2001 - silver

European Championships

• 1994 - gold
• 1998 - gold
• 2000 - gold
• 2002 - gold

See also

• List of handballers with 1000 or more international goals

External links

• Magnus Wislander at Olympics.com
• Magnus Wislander at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)