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Jim Gottfridsson

1992 - Today

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Jim Gottfridsson (born 2 September 1992) is a Swedish handball player for OTP Bank-Pick Szeged and the Swedish national team. 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Gottfridsson is the 199th most popular handball player (down from 137th in 2024), the 1,558th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,380th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Swedish Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Jim Gottfridsson ranks 199 out of 420. Before him are Janne Kolling, Eduarda Amorim, Niclas Ekberg, Valner Franković, Mattias Andersson, and Manuel Štrlek. After him are Ragnhild Aamodt, Maja Savić, Silvia Navarro, Jannick Green, Tonje Larsen, and Karol Bielecki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Jim Gottfridsson ranks 445. Before him are Sergi Gómez, Ricardo Lucarelli, Nina Kraljić, Tomáš Koubek, Óscar Romero, and Adam Marušić. After him are Lee Dae-hoon, Eliza Bennett, Souheila Yacoub, Georgia Groome, Eli Dasa, and Jannis Niewöhner.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Jim Gottfridsson ranks 1,558 out of 1,879. Before him are Mattias Falck (1991), Hans Eskilsson (1966), Frida Karlsson (1999), Niclas Ekberg (1988), Mattias Andersson (1978), and Milan Smiljanić (1986). After him are Roger Johansson (1967), Linus Sandgren (1972), Anna von Hausswolff (1986), Eva Lund (1971), Cecilia Wikström (1965), and Per Nilsson (1982).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Sweden

Among handball players born in Sweden, Jim Gottfridsson ranks 18. Before him are Erik Hajas (1962), Tomas Sivertsson (1965), Per Carlén (1960), Jonas Källman (1981), Niclas Ekberg (1988), and Mattias Andersson (1978). After him are Dalibor Doder (1979), Kim Andersson (1982), Andreas Larsson (1974), Magnus Jernemyr (1976), Jamina Roberts (1990), and Martin Frändesjö (1971).

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