| Jim Gottfridsson | |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Ystad, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthyears1: | 1996–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | IFK Ystad |
| Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs1: | IFK Ystad |
| Years2: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Ystads IF |
| Years3: | 2013– |
| Clubs3: | SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012– |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden |
| Nationalcaps1: | 139 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 446 |
thumb|300px|Jim Gottfridssons autograf 2013.Jim Gottfridsson (born 2 September 1992) is a Swedish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Swedish national team.[1] Considered one of the best players in the world, he has won five titles at club level, including the EHF Champions League, league championships and cup titles.[2] [3]
With the national team, Gottfridsson won the 2022 European Championship, finished as runner-up at the 2018 European Championship and the 2021 World Championship, and placed third at the 2024 European Championship. He was named most valuable player (MVP) of the European Championship in 2018 and 2022, and voted best centre back of the World Championship in 2021. Gottfridsson represented Sweden at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
In 1996 and aged four, Gottfridsson joined home town club IFK Ystad. In 2011, he joined top division team Ystads IF. After two years, he signed for German team SG Flensburg-Handewitt. In his first season, he won the EHF Champions League with SG by defeating arch-rivals THW Kiel 30–28 in the final.
In the following years, Gottfridsson won the DHB-Pokal (2015) and the German championship twice (2018, 2019). He was voted MVP of the 2020–21 season.
Gottfridsson was nominated as IHF World Player of the Year for 2021, finishing second in the vote behind Niklas Landin.