Linnea Torstenson
| Linnea Torstenson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Linnea Marie Torstenson | ||
| Born |
30 March 1983 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Nice Handball | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2004 2004–2007 2007 2007–2008 2008–2010 2010–2012 2012–2014 2014 2014–2017 2017- |
IFK Strängnäs Skövde HF GOG Svendborg Skövde HF Aalborg DH FCM Håndbold RK Krim Viborg HK CSM București Nice Handball | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps (Gls) | |
| 2005–2016 | Sweden | 175 (654) | |
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Linnea Marie Torstenson (born 30 March 1983)[1] is a Swedish female handballer who plays as a left back for Nice Handball. She officially retired from the Sweden national team on 21 February 2017. Torstenson competed in three Olympic Games (2008, 2012 & 2016).[2][3]
She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016.[4]
International honours
- EHF Champions League:
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Winner: 2014
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 2011
- Bucharest Trophy:
- European Championship:
- Carpathian Trophy:
- Winner: 2015
Awards and recognition
- Most Valuable Player of the European Championship: 2010
- Handball-Planet.com Best Defensive Player: 2014[5]
- Swedish Female Handballer of the Year: 2010, 2011
- Prosport Best Defender of the Romanian Liga Națională: 2017[6]
References
- ↑ "Linnea Torstensson Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ↑ "Linnea Torstenson". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ↑ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Cetățeni de Onoare cu acte » Premiere în masă făcută de Gabriela Firea: cine sunt sportivii care au fost recompensați" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 10 November 2016.
- ↑ "WOMEN’S HANDBALL “BEST 8” IN 2014". Handball-Planet. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "S-a votat echipa campionatului, feminin şi masculin! Cristina Zamfir şi Marius Mocanu, jucătorii cu cele mai bune punctaje în Liga Naţională, după opţiunile exprimate de specialişti, jurnalişti şi fani dedicaţi handbalului PROSPORT 20" (in Romanian). Prosport. 2 July 2017.
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