Linnea Torstensson

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Swedish handball player

Linnea Torstensson
Linnea Torstenson in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Linnea Marie Torstenson
Born	(1983-03-30) 30 March 1983 (age 41) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–2004	IFK Strängnäs
2004–2007	Skövde HF
2007	GOG Svendborg
2007–2008	Skövde HF
2008–2010	Aalborg DH
2010–2012	FCM Håndbold
2012–2014	RK Krim
2014	Viborg HK
2014–2017	CSM București
2017–2019	Nice Handball
2019–2020	CSM București
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2016	Sweden	175	(654)
Medal record European Championship 2010 Denmark & Norway 2014 Croatia/Hungary

Linnea Marie Torstensson (born 30 March 1983) is a Swedish handballer who played for the Sweden national team. She competed in three Olympic Games (2008, 2012 & 2016).

She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016.

International honours

• EHF Champions League:
  • Winner: 2016
  • Bronze Medalist: 2017
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Winner: 2014
• EHF Cup:
  • Winner: 2011
• Bucharest Trophy:
  • Winner: 2014, 2015
• European Championship:
  • Silver Medalist: 2010
  • Bronze Medalist: 2014
• Carpathian Trophy:
  • Winner: 2015

Awards and recognition

• Most Valuable Player of the European Championship: 2010
• Handball-Planet.com Best Defensive Player: 2014
• Swedish Female Handballer of the Year: 2010, 2011
• Prosport Best Defender of the Romanian Liga Națională: 2017

References

1. ^ "Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
2. ^ "Linnea Torstenson". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
3. ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "WOMEN'S HANDBALL "BEST 8" IN 2014". Handball-Planet. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
6. ^ "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.

External links

• Linnea Torstenson at the European Handball Federation
• Linnea Torstenson at Olympedia
• Linnea Torstenson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)