About Daniel Pettersson
Born 1992. Daniel Pettersson is a Swedish handball player.
Daniel Pettersson (born 6 May 1992) is a Swedish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Swedish national team.
Career Pettersson joined Eskilstuna Guif in 2001. In 2011 he made his senior debut for the club. The same season he finished 2nd with the club.
In 2016 he joined the Bundesliga team SC Magdeburg. At the 2010 he was selected for the tournament all-star team.
Pettersson made his international debut on the Swedish national team in March 2014, against Germany.
He participated at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship in Sweden. He also participated in bringing home the silver medal for Sweden in the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship, and gold medal in the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship.
At the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship he won silver medals with Sweden, losing to Denmark in the final. He also represented Sweden at the 2021 Olympics.
At the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship he won gold medals with Sweden. During the tournament he tested positive for COVID-19 and was thus replaced by Valter Chrintz. By the semi-final he returned to the team.
At the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship he won bronze medals.
During the 2024 Olympics he was injured in the preliminary rounds in a match against Slovenia, which ended his tournament.
Honours EHF Champions League: 2023, 2025 EHF European League: 2021 2022 2017, 2018 IHF Super Globe: 2021, 2022, 2023 Handball-Bundesliga: 2022, 2024 DHB-Pokal: 2024 2019, 2022, 2023
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Who is Daniel Pettersson?
Swedish handball player
When was Daniel Pettersson born?
Daniel Pettersson was born on 6 May 1992 in Eskilstuna.
What is Daniel Pettersson's occupation?
Daniel Pettersson is a handball player.
What nationality is Daniel Pettersson?
Daniel Pettersson is Swedish.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Daniel Pettersson
· DBpedia: Daniel Pettersson (handballer)
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