| Lukas Karlsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
21 May 1982 Nyköping, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
- | IFK Nyköbing | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2000-2007 | Hammarby IF | ||
2007-2008 | Viborg HK | ||
2008-2012 | KIF Kolding | ||
2012-2016 | KIF Kolding København | ||
2016-2019 | Ribe-Esbjerg HH | ||
2019-2020 | Bækkelagets SK | ||
2020-2022 | Follo HK | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003-2015 | Sweden | 93 | (173) |
| Teams managed | |||
2017–2019 | Ribe-Esbjerg HH (Ass. Coach) | ||
2019-2020 | Bækkelagets SK (Ass. Coach) | ||
2022- | Follo HK (Ass. Coach) | ||
Lukas Karlsson (born 21 May 1982) is a Swedish former handball former player and current coach, who played for the Swedish national handball team.
Career
Lukas Karlsson started playing handball at IFK Nyköbing in his hometown. In 2007 he joined Hammarby IF in the Swedish Elitserien. He then joined Danish club Viborg HK until 2009 when he switched to league rivals KIF Kolding. Here we won the Danish Championship in 2014 and in 2015 and the Danish cup in 2014.
In 2016 he joined Ribe-Esbjerg HH. Here he become the assistant coach in 2017, while still playing for the club. In 2019 he joined Norwegian club Bækkelagets SK. At the end of his career he joined Norwegian second tier side Follo HK.
From the 2022-23 season he retired as a player and became the headcoach of Follo HK.
Private Life
Karlsson is married to Norwegian international Ida Bjørndalen. They have 3 children together.
References
- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b thw-handball.de: Gegnerkader KIF Kolding Kopenhagen (DEN) Saison 2013/2014, (in German), retrieved 18. August 2014
- ^ "Transferliste: Boxer Herreligaen 2016-17" (in Danish). hbold.dk. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Schwede Lukas Karlsson erhält zusätzliche Funktion bei Ribe-Esbjerg" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Tidligere Svensk landslagspiller klar for BSK". bskhe.no (in Norwegian). Bækkelagets SK. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Topscore 2021/22". handball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Lukas Karlsson forlenger til 2027: «Vi har en bra grunn å stå på og vi har en spennende framtid»" (in Norwegian). Follo HK. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Ida Bjørndalen Karlsson" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 8 February 2020.