Bengt Johansson (25 June 1942 – 8 May 2022) was a Swedish handball player and coach. He is one of the most decorated national team coaches in handball history and won thirteen international medals with the Swedish men's national handball team during a sixteen-year reign, including two World Championship gold medals (1990, 1999), four European Championship gold medals (1994, 1998, 2000, 2002) and three Olympic Games silver medals (1992, 1996, 2000).[1][2]
| Bengt Johansson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Johansson in 2002 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
June 25, 1942 Halmstad, Sweden | ||
| Died |
May 8, 2022 (aged 79) Söndrum, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | Halmstad HP | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1961–1966 | Halmstad HP | ||
1966–1970 | SoIK Hellas | ||
1970–1971 | Halmstad HP | ||
1971–1976 | HK Drott | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1973 | Sweden | 83 | (52) |
| Teams managed | |||
– | IK Hele | ||
– | IK Silwing | ||
1974–1975 | HK Drott (coach-player) | ||
1976–1984 | HK Drott | ||
1985–1988 | HK Drott | ||
1988–2004 | Sweden | ||
Born in Halmstad in south-west Sweden, Johansson began his playing career for local team Halmstad HP and spent his career as a player in Sweden, where he won championship titles with SoIK Hellas and HK Drott.[3] He was capped 83 times and scored 52 goals for the Swedish national team from 1963 to 1973.[4] Johansson moved into coaching as a player-coach for HK Drott in 1974 and won five championship titles with the team across twelve seasons.[5][4] He became the head coach of the Sweden men's national handball team in 1988.[3] During his time as head coach, the national team was nicknamed the Bengan Boys after his own nickname.[1] Johansson is also the inventor of the tactical move known as Gurkburken ("The Gherkin Jar"). He was succeeded as national coach by Ingemar Linnéll.[6]
Johansson died on 8 May 2022, at the age of 79.[7] He suffered from Parkinson's disease during the final years of his life.[7]
Honours
editPlayer
editSoIK Hellas
HK Drott
- Swedish Championship: 1975
Manager
editHK Drott
Sweden
References
edit- ^ a b "A tribute to a star: Bengt Johansson passed away". International Handball Federation. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Bengt Johansson" (in Swedish). Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ a b Flinck, Johan; Karlsson, Mattias (9 May 2022). ""Bengan Boys" sörjer sin ledares död: "Minns honom som en stor man med ett jättestort hjärta"" ["Bengan Boys" mourns their leader's death: "Remember him as a great man with a very big heart"]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b Karlsson, Mattias (9 May 2022). "Bengt "Bengan" Johansson är död – blev 79 år gammal" [Bengt "Bengan" Johansson is dead – was 79 years old]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Handbollsprofilen Bengt Johansson död" [Handball profile Bengt Johansson is dead]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 9 May 2022. ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Bo Harmby (TT) (15 February 2004). "Här är doldisen som efterträder Bengan" (in Swedish). Svenska dagbladet. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ a b Norberg, Simon (9 May 2022). "Handboll: Bengt "Bengan" Johansson är död". SVT Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
External links
edit- "Bengt Johansson". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 May 2010.