Michael Apelgren

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Michael Apelgren

| image = Michael Apelgren handball coach (cropped).jpg

| nationality = Swedish

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|6|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Centre back

| currentclub = SC Pick Szeged (head coach)

| clubnumber =

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2003

| clubs1 = Djurgårdens IF

| years2 = 2003–2008

| clubs2 = Hammarby IF

| years3 = 2008–2010

| clubs3 = BM Granollers

| years4 = 2010–2013

| clubs4 = IK Sävehof

| years5 = 2013–2014

| clubs5 = CB Puerto Sagunto

| years6 = 2014–2016

| clubs6 = Elverum Håndball

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalteam1 = Sweden

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 15

| manageryears1 = 2014–2020

| managerclubs1 = Elverum Håndball

| manageryears2 = 2020–2024

| managerclubs2 = IK Sävehof

| manageryears3 = 2022–2024

| managerclubs3 = Sweden (assistant coach)

| manageryears4 = 2024–

| managerclubs4 = OTP Bank-Pick Szeged

| manageryears5 = 2024–

| managerclubs5 = Sweden

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championship}}

}}

Michael Apelgren (born 20 August 1984) is a Swedish handball coach and former player. He's currently the head coach of SC Pick Szeged and the Swedish men's national team.{{Cite web |title=Huvudtränare Michael Apelgren |url=https://savehof.se/staff/michael-apelgren/ |publisher=savehof.se |accessdate=24 May 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Michael Apelgren ny assisterande förbundskapten |date=22 July 2022 |url=https://www.handbollslandslaget.se/landslaget/michael-apelgren-ny-assisterande-forbundskapten/ |publisher=handbollslandslaget.se |accessdate=24 May 2023}}

Coaching career

Apelgren started his coaching career in 2014 as a player-coach for Elverum Håndball. After two years he ended his career as a player and continued coaching. He was six-time champion as coach of Elverum when he became coach of IK Sävehof in 2020.{{cite news | url=https://www.svd.se/a/gELRjJ/apelgren-en-timeout-ar-lite-showoff | title=Apelgren: "En timeout är lite 'showoff'" | newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet | date=13 January 2023 | last1=Larsson | first1=Micke }} In the summer of 2022, he became assistant coach to head coach Glenn Solberg of the Swedish men's national team.

In May 2023, he was presented head coach for SC Pick Szeged from the summer of 2024.{{Cite web |title=ÚJ KORSZAK, ÚJ ALAPOKRA ÉPÍTKEZVE |url=https://www.pickhandball.hu/hirek/3838/uj-korszak-uj-alapokra-epitkezve |publisher=pickhandball.hu |accessdate=24 May 2023}}

Personal life

Apelgren is the son of Spårvägen handballer Lena Paulsén and Hammarby footballer Per Apelgren, while his paternal grandfather, Tore Apelgren was also a footballer.{{cite news | url=https://www.dn.se/sport/skyttekung-med-pabra/ | title=Skyttekung med påbrå | newspaper=Dagens Nyheter | date=28 November 2004 }}