Kristofer Karlsson (born 26 October 1992 in

Bondi, New South Wales Bondi () is a suburb of eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, seven kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council. Geography Bondi is a mostly medium and h ...

) is an Australian

team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a Handball goalkeeper, goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands ...

player. He grew up in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

, the child of a Swedish father and an Australian mother. Karlsson was born in Australia, but moved to Sweden when he was four. He is a dual citizen of Sweden and Australia.

Career

Karlsson lives in Stockholm. He plays for

Helsingfors IFK HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...

in the Finnish top league, after one year in Finnish HC HIK from

Hanko, Finland Hanko (; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Hanko is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Hanko is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Hanko is l ...

. In 2010, he joined the Australian team Australian national team (under the name of "The Southern Stars") and participated in the

IHF Super Globe The Men's Super Globe is a handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a bal ...

. In 2011 Karlsson participated in the Intercontinental Trophy Cup where he was awarded "Best Goalkeeper". In 2013 Karlsson was picked to play the 23rd World Championship in Spain, the youngest goalkeeper and second youngest player in the tournament. He has since represented

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

at the

2014 Oceania Handball Championship The 2014 Oceania Handball Nations Cup was the ninth edition of the Oceania Handball Nations Cup, held from 25 to 26 April 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand. It acted originally as the qualifying competition for the 2015 World Men's Handball Championsh ...

2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship The 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship was the first edition of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF). The tournament was held in Pristina and Gjakova, Kosovo, from 20 to 26 June. A tot ...

, 2016 Rio Olympic Qualifiers and World Cup Qualifiers in Qatar and South Korea.

References

External links

* * * *
Handball Planet
* 1992 births Living people Australian male handball players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Handball players from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales Australian people of Swedish descent 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-handball-bio-stub