HANDBALL PLAYER

Staffan Olsson

1964 - Today

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Erik Staffan Olsson (born 26 March 1964) is a Swedish handball coach and former player. Olsson, who always played with no 13, was a left-handed right backcourt player with one of the most feared shots of all the elite players. Later in his career he won praise for his great playmaking skills. He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Staffan Olsson is the 24th most popular handball player (down from 9th in 2019), the 976th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 662nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Staffan Olsson ranks 24 out of 420. Before him are Zoran Živković, Wilhelm Baumann, Georg Dascher, Fritz Spengler, Wilhelm Brinkmann, and Thierry Omeyer. After him are Zlatko Saračević, Artur Knautz, Branislav Pokrajac, Hans Theilig, Helmut Braselmann, and Günther Ortmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Staffan Olsson ranks 324. Before him are Arsen Avakov, Dell Curry, Alex Caffi, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Lori Loughlin, and Gérald Passi. After him are Emma Suárez, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Nick Menza, Stojko Vranković, Shari Headley, and Eduard Fernández.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Staffan Olsson ranks 976 out of 1,879. Before him are Bengt Nilsson (1934), Konrad Granström (1900), Marcus Berg (1986), Göte Hagström (1918), Herbert Lindström (1886), and Inga Tidblad (1901). After him are Carl Bertilsson (1889), Anders Linderoth (1950), Jonas Thern (1967), Benny Wendt (1950), Barbro Martinsson (1935), and Olof Mellberg (1977).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Sweden

Among handball players born in Sweden, Staffan Olsson ranks 2. Before him are Magnus Wislander (1964). After him are Ljubomir Vranjes (1973), Tomas Svensson (1968), Magnus Andersson (1966), Ola Lindgren (1964), Mia Hermansson-Högdahl (1965), Andreas Palicka (1986), Katja Nyberg (1979), Per Carlén (1960), Jonas Källman (1981), and Niclas Ekberg (1988).

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