Göran Bengtsson (born 19 May 1956 in

Varberg Varberg () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 35,782 inhabitants in 2019. Varberg and all of Halland are well known for their "typical west coast" sandy beaches. In Varberg th ...

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) is a former Swedish

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player and coach who played all his active years in HK Drott. He was named Swedish player of the year in 1980/1981. He is the father of Swedish handballplayer Tobias Bengtsson. He competed in the

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. In 1984 he finished fifth with the Swedish team in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored six goals. After his playing career he coached his former club HK Drott for three years between 1993 and 1996. Additionally he has also been a

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coach in the Swedish club Tvååker for two years. Afterwards he was the coach of HK Varberg where his son Tobias Bengtsson played. In 2006 he returned to HK Drott for a single season after the former coach Daniel Lindgren was fired.

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Swedish male handball players Olympic handball players for Sweden Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics 1956 births Living people HK Drott players 20th-century Swedish sportsmen Swedish handball coaches {{Sweden-handball-bio-stub