Staffan Olsson
| Staffan Olsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Olsson in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Erik Staffan Olsson | ||
| Born |
26 March 1964 Uppsala, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Netherlands (head coach) | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–1980 | Skånela | ||
1980–1989 | HK Cliff | ||
1989–1991 | TV Hüttenberg | ||
1992–1996 | TV Niederwurzbach | ||
1996–2003 | THW Kiel | ||
2003–2006 | Hammarby | ||
loan | → Ademar León | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–2004 | Sweden | 358 | (855) |
| Teams managed | |||
2005–2011 | Hammarby | ||
2008–2016 | Sweden (with Ola Lindgren) | ||
2015–2018 | Paris Saint-Germain (assistant) | ||
2022– | Netherlands | ||
Erik Staffan Olsson (born 26 March 1964) is a Swedish handball coach and former player. Olsson, who always played with no 13, was a left-handed right backcourt player with one of the most feared shots of all the elite players. Later in his career he won praise for his great playmaking skills. He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.
From September 2022 he is the head coach of the Netherlands' men’s national team.