{{short description|Swedish handball player (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Johan Jepson | nationality = Swedish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|07|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Karlshamn, Sweden | height = 1.82 m | position = Left wing | years1 = –2004 | clubs1 = Karlshamns HF | years2 = 2004–2006 | clubs2 = IFK Karlskrona | years3 = 2006–2016 | clubs3 = IFK Kristianstad | years4 = 2017 | clubs4 = New York Athletic Club }}
'''Johan Jepson''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈjûːan ˈjɛ̌psɔn|pron}}; born 15 July 1985)<ref name=date/> is a Swedish former handball player who primarily played as a left winger.
==Career== He started his career at his hometown club Karlshamns HF before moving to second-tier club IFK Karlskrona in 2004. Two years later he signed for league rivals IFK Kristianstad.<ref name=KK/> He helped the team achieve promotion to the top division, at the time known as Elitserien, in 2009. After battling relegation in 2009–10 and 2010–11, he helped the team reach the Swedish Championship final in 2012, where they were beaten by Sävehof. He was named club captain in 2012, when previous captain Pär Möllerberg left the club.<ref name=C1/><ref name=PM/> Jepson helped Kristianstad reach another final in the following season, but they lost again, this time to Drott. He captained the team to two consecutive Swedish Championships in 2015 and 2016, before retiring after the second title.<ref name=SS1/> He played over 350 competitive matches for the club, more than any other player, and scored more than 400 goals.<ref name=MR/> He made a brief comeback in October 2017 to play for American team New York Athletic Club in the Michael Lipov Memorial Cup.<ref name=USA/>
==Player profile== A versatile player, Jepson played as a backcourt player for Karlshamn but later played primarily as a left winger.<ref name=pos/> His energetic and uncompromising playing style made him highly popular among Kristianstad fans,<ref name=SS1/><ref name=SS2/> and in 2016 he became the first player in the club's history to be honoured with a testimonial.<ref name=HM/> In his last season at Kristianstad, Jepson chose to wear a rainbow-coloured captain's armband,<ref name=RBB2/> a practice that was continued by successor Ólafur Guðmundsson.<ref name=RBB/>
==Outside handball== After his playing career, Jepson left handball and started working as a production manager.<ref name=jobb/> He married Ann Distner in 2012,<ref name=gift/><ref name=fru/> and they have two children.<ref name=barn/>
==References== {{reflist|2|refs= <ref name=HM>{{cite web|url=http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/sport/jepson-det-ar-sa-svart-att-ta-in/|title=Jepson: Det är så svårt att ta in|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=date>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/ehfc/men/2012-13/player/551187/JohanJepson|title=Johan Jepson|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=USA>{{cite web|url=https://handbollskanalen.se/varlden/johan-jepson-gor-comeback-usa/|title=Johan Jepson gör comeback – i USA|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=C1>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydostran.se/sporten/jepson-lagkapten-i-ifk-kristianstad/|title=Jepson lagkapten i IFK Kristianstad|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=pos>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/jepson-ar-kristianstads-energiknippe/|title=Jepson är Kristianstads energiknippe|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=SS1>{{cite web|url=http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/sport/johan-jepson-lagger-av/|title=Jepson lägger av – hyllar förre tränaren|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=SS2>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydostran.se/sporten/karlshamnsduons-slutspelsfest/|title=Karlshamnsduons slutspelsfest|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=KK>{{cite web|url=http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/sport/pa-vag-mot-poangrekord-viktigare-att-vinna-serien/|title=På väg mot poängrekord: Viktigare att vinna serien|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=MR>{{cite web|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=101&artikel=6398006|title=IFK:s lagkapten Johan Jepson slutar|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=PM>{{cite web|url=http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/sport/spelarna-som-forsvann-vad-hande-sen-alla-spelare/|title=Spelarna som försvann – vad hände sen? (Alla spelare)|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=RBB>{{cite web|url=http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/sport/gudmundsson-tar-over-efter-jepson/|title=Gudmundsson tar över efter Jepson|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=gift>{{cite web|url=http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/ifk/jepsons-extrema-schema/|title=Jepsons extrema schema|access-date=20 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=fru>{{cite web|url=http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/sport/att-leva-med-en-ifkare/|title=Att leva med en IFK:are|access-date=20 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=barn>{{cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/blekinge/johan-jepson-lagger-av-med-handbollen|title=Johan Jepson lägger av med handbollen|access-date=20 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=jobb>{{cite web|url=http://www.kristianstadsbladet.se/kristianstad/ny-karriar-efter-karriaren/|title=Ny karriär efter karriären|access-date=20 January 2019}}</ref> <ref name=RBB2>{{cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/rosengard/sa-lange-det-blir-en-grej-maste-det-upp-pa-tapeten|title=Regnbågsfärger upprör: "Ett bevis på att det måste upp på tapeten"|access-date=20 January 2019}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jepson, Johan}} Category:1985 births Category:Swedish male handball players Category:Living people Category:IFK Kristianstad players Category:Sportspeople from Karlshamn Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen