Pelle Linders (born September 21, 1975) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

retired

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 ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player, who retired in 2011. In 2008 when playing for

Danish Handball League The Herreligaen (men's league), formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen (men's handball league), is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Herreligaen are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The curr ...

side

FCK Håndbold F.C. Copenhagen Handball (or simply FCK Handball) was a Danish handball team, playing in Copenhagen. They had both a male and a female team, both playing in the best Danish leagues, the Danish Handball League (men) and Danish Women's Handball Le ...

he won the Danish Championship. He played for numerous clubs, including

HK Aranäs Handbollsklubben Aranäs (HK Aranäs) is a handball klub from Kungsbacka, Hallands län, Sweden. It was founded on 20 February 1947. It is known for its extensive youth development program, which is the second biggest in Sweden, only trailing IK S ...

IFK Skövde IFK Skövde is a Swedish handball club from the city of Skövde, whose roots can be traced back to 1907. The current organization, however, got its shape through a reorganization in 1991. The team has been in the Handbollsligan (Swedish highes ...

in his homeland and FCK Håndbold's Danish League rivals from

KIF Kolding KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball League, Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times. It is a part of the broader sports ...

. He also had a spell at German League side

THW Kiel THW Kiel is a professional handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 23 titles. 2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed t ...

, who he helped to a Champions League victory. Linders made 73 appearances for the Swedish national handball team, scoring 123. In 2017 he made a short comeback as an amateur player in the Swedish 2nd Division.

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1975 births Living people Swedish expatriate handball players in Denmark Swedish expatriate handball players in Germany Swedish male handball players KIF Kolding players IFK Skövde players People from Kungsbacka Municipality THW Kiel players Sportspeople from Halland County {{Sweden-handball-bio-stub