Staffan was born in Uppsala, Uppland. Started his career, at the age of 10, in the Swedish team Skånela. Other clubs are Huttenberg, Niederwurzbach, HK Cliff, THW Kiel and Hammarby. He has made over 350 caps (852 goals) with the Sweden national handball team.
After a long career in Germany he returned to Sweden and played his final season in Hammarby Handball, a club he later coached to three consecutive national championships.
Clubs
Sweden Skånela
Sweden HK Cliff
Germany TV Hüttenberg (-1991)
Germany TV Niederwurzbach (1992–1996)
Germany THW Kiel (1996–2003)
Sweden Hammarby (2003–2004)
Spain Ademar León (2004 (6 weeks))
Sweden Hammarby (2004–2006)
Coaching
Sweden Hammarby (2005-2011)
Sweden National team (2008-) with Ola Lindgren
Medal record
Men’s
Competitor for Sweden
Silver 1992 Barcelona
Silver 1996 Atlanta
Silver 2000 Sydney
World Championship
Gold 1990 Czechoslovakia
Gold 1999 Egypt
Silver 1997 Japan
Bronze 1993 Sweden
Bronze 1995 Iceland
European Championship
Gold 1994 Portugal
Gold 1998 Italy
Gold 2000 Croatia
Gold 2002 Sweden
Resume
Caps/Goals: 357/852 goals (1984–2002)
World champion 1990 (in Prague, Czechoslovakia) and 1999 (in Cairo, Egypt)
European champion 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2002
World champion runner up 1997
3rd place in the 1993 and 1995 World championships
German champion with THW Kiel 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002
Participated in four Summer Olympics: Seoul (1988), Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996) and Athens (2000)
Swedish champion with Hammarby 2006, 2007 and 2008 (as coach)
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Staffan Olsson
Erik Staffan Olsson (1964)
Player career
Staffan was born in Uppsala, Uppland. Started his career, at the age of 10, in the Swedish team Skånela. Other clubs are Huttenberg, Niederwurzbach, HK Cliff, THW Kiel and Hammarby. He has made over 350 caps (852 goals) with the Sweden national handball team.
After a long career in Germany he returned to Sweden and played his final season in Hammarby Handball, a club he later coached to three consecutive national championships.
Clubs
Sweden Skånela
Sweden HK Cliff
Germany TV Hüttenberg (-1991)
Germany TV Niederwurzbach (1992–1996)
Germany THW Kiel (1996–2003)
Sweden Hammarby (2003–2004)
Spain Ademar León (2004 (6 weeks))
Sweden Hammarby (2004–2006)
Coaching
Sweden Hammarby (2005-2011)
Sweden National team (2008-) with Ola Lindgren
Medal record
Men’s
Competitor for Sweden
Silver 1992 Barcelona
Silver 1996 Atlanta
Silver 2000 Sydney
World Championship
Gold 1990 Czechoslovakia
Gold 1999 Egypt
Silver 1997 Japan
Bronze 1993 Sweden
Bronze 1995 Iceland
European Championship
Gold 1994 Portugal
Gold 1998 Italy
Gold 2000 Croatia
Gold 2002 Sweden
Resume
Caps/Goals: 357/852 goals (1984–2002)
World champion 1990 (in Prague, Czechoslovakia) and 1999 (in Cairo, Egypt)
European champion 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2002
World champion runner up 1997
3rd place in the 1993 and 1995 World championships
German champion with THW Kiel 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002
Participated in four Summer Olympics: Seoul (1988), Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996) and Athens (2000)
Swedish champion with Hammarby 2006, 2007 and 2008 (as coach)
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