Loui Sand Explained

Loui Sand
Nationality:Swedish
Birth Date:27 December 1992
Birth Place:Modara, Sri Lanka
Height:1.64 m
Position:Left wing
Currentclub:Kärra HF
Years1:2011–2017
Clubs1:IK Sävehof
Years2:2017–2018
Clubs2:Brest Bretagne Handball
Years3:2018
Clubs3:Fleury Loiret Handball
Years4:2021–
Clubs4:Kärra HF
Nationalyears1:2012–2018
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:105
Nationalgoals1:221

Loui Nelum Sandamali Sand (born Louise Sand; 27 December 1992 in Modara, Sri Lanka) is a Swedish handball player.[1] [2] In January 2019, Sand announced his retirement from handball due to gender dysphoria.[3] [4]

Sand was adopted from Sri Lanka by a Swedish couple and raised in Gothenburg.[5] [6]

In 2021, he made a comeback in handball, as he signed a contract with the Swedish Kärra HF's men's team, becoming the first trans professional handball player in Sweden.[7]

Achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Louise Sand. https://archive.today/20141219192449/http://www.eurohandball.com/player/545870. dead. December 19, 2014. eurohandball.com. 4 December 2012.
  2. Web site: 2014 European Championship Roster. EHF. 7 December 2014.
  3. News: Sörensen . Daniel . Loui Sand ends his handball career . 12 January 2019 . Aftonbladet . 7 January 2019 . sv.
  4. News: Handball player Loui Sand concludes his career: "I was born in the wrong body" . 12 January 2019 . DN.SE . 7 January 2019 . sv.
  5. News: Swedish handball player Louise Sand withdraws from sports for sex change surgery . 15 January 2019 . HotNews.ro . 8 January 2019 . ro.
  6. News: Hivert . Anne-Françoise . In Sweden, handballeuse Loui Sand ends her career and announces she is trans . 15 January 2019 . Le Monde . 9 January 2019 . fr.
  7. Web site: Sand blir historisk – klar för herrlag. 13 August 2021. Aftonbladet. 12 August 2021 . sv.