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Per Carlén

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Per Carlén
Per Carlén (2011)
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1960-11-19) 19 November 1960 (age 65)
Karlstad, Sweden
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportHandball
PositionPivot
Youth career
YearsTeam
–IF Hellton
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1978–1979HK Drott
1982–1983IK Heim
1983–1985HP Warta
1985–1989BM Granollers
1989–1991Atlético Madrid
1991–2000Ystads IF
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1996 Sweden 327 (1026)
Teams managed
2006–2007TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
2007–2008IFK Malmö
2008–2010SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2011HSV Hamburg
2013–2014Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2015–2016Israel men's national team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaTeam competition
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaTeam competition
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1990 CzechoslovakiaTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place1993 SwedenTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place1995 IcelandTeam competition
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1994 PortugalTeam competition

Per Carlén (born 19 November 1960) is a Swedish former handball player and current coach.[1] He is the father of Swedish national handball player Oscar Carlén and Swedish national football player Hilda Carlén. His most recent coaching job was with the defending German champion HSV Hamburg, who sacked him on 29 December 2011.[2]

Player career

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Along with, among others, Magnus Wislander, Staffan Olsson, Erik Hajas och Björn Jilsén, Carlén was a key player in Bengt Johansson's successful national team during the 1980s and 1990s. Usually Carlén played line player. During his national career he played 329 games (1032 goals). Ona club level he represented IK Heim, Ystads IF, BM Granollers and Atlético Madrid BM. In 1992 Carlén won a national championship with Ystads IF.

Player clubs

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Coaching clubs

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Resume

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Per Carlén" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  2. ↑ HSV Handball trennt sich von Trainer Per Carlén[link removed]