Michael Apelgren

Michael Apelgren (born 20 August 1984) is a Swedish handball coach and former player. He's currently the head coach of SC Pick Szeged and the Swedish men's national team.

Coaching career Apelgren started his coaching career in 2014 as a player-coach for Elverum Håndball. After two years he ended his career as a player and continued coaching. He was six-time champion as coach of Elverum when he became coach of IK Sävehof in 2020. In the summer of 2022, he became assistant coach to head coach Glenn Solberg of the Swedish men's national team.

Personal life Apelgren is the son of Spårvägen handballer Lena Paulsén and Hammarby footballer Per Apelgren, while his paternal grandfather, Tore Apelgren was also a footballer.

Honours As player Swedish league Winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012

As coach Norwegian league Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Norwegian Cup Winner: 2018, 2019 Swedish league Winner: 2021, 2024 Swedish Cup Winner: 2022 Hungarian Cup Winner: 2025