Andreas Nilsson | |
Nationality: | Swedish |
Birth Date: | 12 April 1990 |
Birth Place: | Trelleborg, Sweden |
Height: | 1.97 m |
Position: | Pivot |
Currentclub: | Önnereds HK |
Youthyears1: | –2007 |
Youthclubs1: | IFK Trelleborg |
Years1: | 2007–2009 |
Clubs1: | IFK Trelleborg |
Years2: | 2009–2012 |
Clubs2: | IFK Skövde |
Years3: | 2012–2014 |
Clubs3: | HSV Hamburg |
Years4: | 2014–2024 |
Clubs4: | Telekom Veszprém |
Years5: | 2024– |
Clubs5: | Önnereds HK |
Nationalyears1: | 2010– |
Nationalteam1: | Sweden |
Nationalcaps1: | 142 |
Nationalgoals1: | 341 |
Andreas Nilsson (born 12 April 1990) is a Swedish handball player for Önnereds HK and the Swedish national team.[1]
He competed for the Swedish national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, winning a silver medal, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[2] Nilsson won the EHF Champions League with HSV Hamburg during the 2012–13 season.[3]
On 12 June 2016 he was chosen as Swedish "Handballer of the Year".[4]