SWE16 EURO Champ Guide LR

SWEDEN
PROFILES
FILIPPA IDEHN
goalkeeper
• Became famous during the EHF EURO 2014 for playing in shorts
• Shares the position mostly with her former Sävehof teammate Johanna Bundsen
• Was Swedish champion three times with IK Sävehof. She now plays for Danish side Esbjerg
in her second season and became Danish champion in 2016
• Is the only goalkeeper of Sweden’s EHF EURO squad, who has scored a goal (twice)
EURO: B 2014
LOUISE SAND
left wing
@filippai
filippaidehn
• Was awarded best left wing in the All-star Team of the U20 World Championship 2012,
when she won gold
• Had her debut in the Swedish women’s team in the same year
• At 1.64 metres she is the smallest player in the Swedish EHF EURO squad
• Joined IK Sävehof at the age of 17 and took five Swedish league titles so far
EURO: B 2014
JENNY ALM
left back
• Had her debut for the Swedish national team in 2010; her first major tournament was the
World Championship 2011 in Brazil
• Started playing handball at five years old for Kroppskultur in Uddevalla. Then started her
professional career at IK Sävehof in 2011, becoming Swedish champion four times straight
• Joined Danish side Esbjerg in the summer of 2015 and became Danish champion in her first season
• Also worked in marketing for Sävehof and in its handball school
EURO: B 2014
ISABELLE GULLDEN
centre back
louisand
jeenyalm
• Was top scorer in the Women’s EHF FINAL4 2016 in Budapest, when she scored 15 goals in
the final for CSM Bucuresti against Györ and was CL top scorer in the 2015/16 season
• 2012 and 2014 Swedish Player of the Year; MVP and top scorer (58 goals) of the EHF EURO 2014
• Her uncle, Christer, was an Olympic wrestler, who came close to winning bronze
• Her boyfriend is Swedish goalkeeper, Linus Persson, who plays in CSM’s men’s team
EURO: S 2010, B 2014
EC trophies: CL: 2016; Cup Winners’ Cup: 2014
@Bellagullden
bellagullen
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