Lukas Karlsson
{{short description|Swedish handball player (born 1982)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox handball biography
| name = Lukas Karlsson
| nationality = Swedish
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|5|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nyköping, Sweden
| height = {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}}
| position = Centre back
| currentclub = Ribe-Esbjerg HH
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}-{{0|0000}}
| youthclubs1 = IFK Nyköbing
| years1 = 2000-2007
| clubs1 = Hammarby IF
| years2 = 2007-2008
| clubs2 = Viborg HK
| years3 = 2008-2012
| clubs3 = KIF Kolding
| years4 = 2012-2016
| clubs4 = KIF Kolding København
| years5 = 2016-2019
| clubs5 = Ribe-Esbjerg HH
| years6 = 2019-2020
| clubs6 = Bækkelagets SK
| years7 = 2020-2022
| clubs7 = Follo HK
| nationalyears1 = 2003-2015
| nationalteam1 = Sweden
| nationalcaps1 = 93{{cite web|url=http://ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/153/pdf/SWE.pdf |title=2015 World Championship Roster |publisher=IHF |accessdate=15 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126171615/http://www.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/153/pdf/SWE.pdf |archivedate=26 January 2015 }}
| nationalgoals1 = 173
| manageryears1 = 2017–2019
| managerclubs1 = Ribe-Esbjerg HH (Ass. Coach)
| manageryears2 = 2019-2020
| managerclubs2 = Bækkelagets SK (Ass. Coach)
| manageryears3 = 2022-
| managerclubs3 = Follo HK (Ass. Coach)
| medaltemplates =
}}
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.[http://archiv.thw-handball.de/thw/13gekold.htm thw-handball.de: Gegnerkader KIF Kolding Kopenhagen (DEN) Saison 2013/2014], (in German), retrieved 18. August 2014 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.hbold.dk/nyheder/transferliste_boxer_herreligaen_2016_17 |publisher=hbold.dk|title=Transferliste: Boxer Herreligaen 2016-17|accessdate=28 August 2016|language=da}} Here he become the assistant coach in 2017, while still playing for the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-51-90540.html |publisher=handball-world.news|title=Schwede Lukas Karlsson erhält zusätzliche Funktion bei Ribe-Esbjerg|accessdate=22 February 2017|language=de}} In 2019 he joined Norwegian club Bækkelagets SK.{{cite web|url=https://bskhe.no/2019/04/05/tidligere-svensk-landslagspiller-klar-for-bsk/ |publisher=Bækkelagets SK|website=bskhe.no|title=Tidligere Svensk landslagspiller klar for BSK|accessdate=6 October 2019|language=no}} At the end of his career he joined Norwegian second tier side Follo HK.{{cite web|url=https://www.handball.no/system/kamper/turnering/?turnid=402542#topscore |publisher=Norwegian Handball Federation|website=handball.no|title=Topscore 2021/22|accessdate=20 July 2023|language=no}}
From the 2022-23 season he retired as a player and became the headcoach of Follo HK.{{cite web|url=https://follohk.no/2023/11/06/lukas-karlsson-forlenger-til-2027-vi-har-en-bra-grunn-a-sta-pa-og-vi-har-en-spennende-framtid/ |publisher=Follo HK|title=Lukas Karlsson forlenger til 2027: «Vi har en bra grunn å stå på og vi har en spennende framtid»|accessdate=12 March 2024|language=no}}
Private Life
Karlsson is married to Norwegian international Ida Bjørndalen. They have 3 children together.{{cite web |url=https://pluss.nettavisen.no/ida-bjørndalen-karlsson |title=Ida Bjørndalen Karlsson |access-date=8 February 2020|publisher=Nettavisen.no|language=no}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.eurohandball.com/player/526525 Player info]
{{Sweden squad 2014 European Men's Handball Championship}}
{{Sweden squad 2015 World Men's Handball Championship}}
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Category:Swedish male handball players
Category:Swedish expatriate handball players in Denmark
Category:Swedish expatriate handball players in Norway