Mats Olsson (handballer)
Swedish handball player
Mats Åke Olsson (born 12 January 1960) is a Swedish retired handball goalkeeper, who is currently goalkeeping coach for Norway women's national handball team and Elverum Håndball.
He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.
Player career
Olsson played 294 caps for Sweden between 1979 and 1997. He competed at 4 summer olympics and 6 World championships. Mats Olsson started his career at Dalhems IF in Malmö. After that he played for LUGI HF, one of the most prominent Swedish clubs at the time.
As a professional player he represented Caja Cantabria in the Spanish elite league.
Olympics
In 1984, he was a member of the Swedish handball team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches.
Four years later he was part of the Swedish team which finished fifth again in the Olympic tournament of the 1988 Olympics.
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