# Loui Sand > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Loui_Sand > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Loui_Sand.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loui_Sand > Source revision: 1345810066 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Swedish handball player (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Loui Sand | image = Louise Sand cropped from Rio 2016. sx 77 (28750524822).jpg | caption = Sand playing with the women handball squad during the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) | nationality = Swedish | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|12|27|df=y}} | birth_place = [Modara](/source/Modara), [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka) | height = 1.64 m | position = Left wing | currentclub = [Kärra HF](/source/K%C3%A4rra_HF) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2001-2005 | youthclubs1 = [Kärra HF](/source/K%C3%A4rra_HF) | youthyears2 = 2005-2009 | youthclubs2 = [Önnereds HK](/source/%C3%96nnereds_HK) | youthyears3 = 2009-2011 | youthclubs3 = [IK Sävehof](/source/IK_S%C3%A4vehof) | years1 = 2011–2017 | clubs1 = [IK Sävehof](/source/IK_S%C3%A4vehof) | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = [Brest Bretagne Handball](/source/Brest_Bretagne_Handball) | years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = [Fleury Loiret Handball](/source/Fleury_Loiret_Handball) |years4 = 2021– |clubs4 = [Kärra HF](/source/K%C3%A4rra_HF) | nationalyears1 = 2012–2018 | nationalteam1 = [Sweden](/source/Sweden_women's_national_handball_team) | nationalcaps1 = 105 | nationalgoals1 = 221 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|[European Championship](/source/European_Women's_Handball_Championship)}} {{MedalBronze|[2014 Croatia/Hungary](/source/2014_European_Women's_Handball_Championship)|}} }} '''Loui Nelum Sandamali Sand''' (born '''Louise Sand'''; 27 December 1992 in [Modara](/source/Modara), [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka)) is a Swedish [handball](/source/handball) player.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/player/545870|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141219192449/http://www.eurohandball.com/player/545870|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 19, 2014|title=Louise Sand|publisher=eurohandball.com|accessdate=4 December 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://handball.sportresult.com/HBEM14W/PDF/SWE-R.pdf|title=2014 European Championship Roster|publisher=[EHF](/source/European_Handball_Federation)|accessdate=7 December 2014|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005094141/http://handball.sportresult.com/HBEM14W/PDF/SWE-R.pdf|url-status=dead}} In January 2019, Sand announced his retirement from handball due to [gender dysphoria](/source/gender_dysphoria).{{cite news |last1=Sörensen |first1=Daniel |title=Loui Sand ends his handball career |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/4daBRg/loui-sand-avslutar-handbollskarriaren |accessdate=12 January 2019 |work=Aftonbladet |date=7 January 2019 |language=sv}}{{cite news |title=Handball player Loui Sand concludes his career: "I was born in the wrong body" |url=https://www.dn.se/sport/handbollsspelaren-loui-sand-avslutar-karriaren-star-i-ko-for-konsdysfori-/ |access-date=12 January 2019 |work=[Dagens Nyheter](/source/Dagens_Nyheter) |date=7 January 2019 |language=sv}} In 2021, he made a comeback in handball, as he signed a contract with the Swedish [Kärra HF](/source/K%C3%A4rra_HF)'s men's team, becoming the first trans professional handball player in Sweden.{{Cite web|title=Sand blir historisk – klar för herrlag|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/pWM93X/sand-blir-historisk--klar-for-herrlag|access-date=13 August 2021|website=Aftonbladet|date=12 August 2021 |language=sv}} ==Early life== Sand was adopted from Sri Lanka by a Swedish couple and raised in [Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg).{{cite news |title=Swedish handball player Louise Sand withdraws from sports for sex change surgery |url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-22899950-handbalista-suedeza-louise-sand-retrage-din-activitatea-sportiva-pentru-face-operatie-schimbare-sex.htm |accessdate=15 January 2019 |work=HotNews.ro |date=8 January 2019 |language=ro}}{{cite news |last1=Hivert |first1=Anne-Françoise |title=In Sweden, handballeuse Loui Sand ends her career and announces she is trans |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2019/01/09/en-suede-l-ex-handballeuse-loui-sand-met-fin-a-sa-carriere-et-annonce-etre-trans_5406712_3210.html |accessdate=15 January 2019 |work=Le Monde |date=9 January 2019 |language=fr}} ==Career== He started his career at the youth team of [Kärra HF](/source/K%C3%A4rra_HF) in 2001. He then joined [Önnereds HK](/source/%C3%96nnereds_HK) for four years before joining Swedish top club [IK Sävehof](/source/IK_S%C3%A4vehof), where he debuted for the senior team in 2011. with the club he won 5 straigth [Swedish championships](/source/Handbollsligan_(women)) from 2012 to 2016. In 2017 Sand joined French team [Brest Bretagne HB](/source/Brest_Bretagne_HB) in order to become professional.{{cite web |url=https://www.svt.se/sport/handboll/louise-sand-klar-for-fransk-klubb |title=Louise Sand klar för fransk klubb |access-date=7 January 2019|publisher=[Sveriges Television](/source/Sveriges_Television)|language=sv}} After a conflict with the coach, he left the club a year later.{{cite news |url=https://www.svt.se/sport/handboll/sand-lamnar-brest |title=Sand lämnar Brest |publisher=[Sveriges Television](/source/Sveriges_Television)|access-date=7 January 2019|language=sv}}{{cite web |url=https://www.vt.se/sport/sand-under-valet-ville-jag-inte-aka-hem-om5577391.aspx |title=Under valet ville jag inte åka hem |access-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108100801/https://www.vt.se/sport/sand-under-valet-ville-jag-inte-aka-hem-om5577391.aspx |archive-date=8 January 2019|language=sv }} He then joined [Fleury Loiret Handball](/source/Fleury_Loiret_Handball). In January 2019 he left the club in order to [transition](/source/gender_dysphoria). In May 2021 he made a comeback for the men's team at [Kärra HF](/source/K%C3%A4rra_HF), where he had begun his career. He made his debut for the team on 25 September 2021. == National team == He debuted for the [Sweden women's national handball team](/source/Sweden_women's_national_handball_team) in October 2012, {{cite web|publisher=svenskhandboll.se|title=#9 Louise Sand |url=http://www.svenskhandboll.se/Landslag/DamerA/Spelarbiografier/9LouiseSand/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421232631/http://www.svenskhandboll.se/Landslag/DamerA/Spelarbiografier/9LouiseSand/|archive-date=2013-04-21|language=sv|access-date=28 March 2026}} and later the same year played at his first major international tournament at the [2012 European Women's Handball Championship](/source/2012_European_Women's_Handball_Championship).{{cite web|url=http://www.handbollslandslaget.se/dam/landskamper2012/ |title=Landskamper 2012|publisher=Handbollslandslaget|access-date=20 February 2019|language=sv}}{{cite news |author=Johan Flinck |title=Nya favoriten: 'Jag föddes med en boll' |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/4dRmyq/nya-favoriten-jag-foddes-med-en-boll |publisher=Aftonbladet |date=10 December 2012 |access-date=7 January 2019|language=sv}} At the [2014 European Women's Handball Championship](/source/2014_European_Women's_Handball_Championship) he won bronze medals with the Swedish team.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091112/http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem14w/PDF/21122014/W46/W46.pdf Match report - third place playoff 2014]{{cite web|url=http://huncro2014.ehf-euro.com/news/single-news/news/gullden-leads-sweden-to-their-first-womens-ehf-euro-bronze-medal|title=Gullden leads Sweden to first EHF EURO bronze|date=21 December 2014|work=huncro2014.ehf-euro.com|access-date=21 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222120329/http://huncro2014.ehf-euro.com/news/single-news/news/gullden-leads-sweden-to-their-first-womens-ehf-euro-bronze-medal/|archive-date=22 December 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://huncro2014.ehf-euro.com/news/single-news/news/swedens-women-are-ready-to-rumble|title=Sweden's women are ready to rumble|date=12 November 2014|work=huncro2014.ehf-euro.com|access-date=16 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129204525/http://huncro2014.ehf-euro.com/news/single-news/news/swedens-women-are-ready-to-rumble/|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} He represented Sweden at 7 major international tournaments. ==Achievements== *'''[Carpathian Trophy (women's handball)](/source/Carpathian_Trophy_(women's_handball))''': **''Winner'': [2015](/source/2015_Carpathian_Trophy) *'''[Handbollsligan](/source/Handbollsligan_(women))''' **''Winner'': 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 *'''[European Championship](/source/European_Women's_Handball_Championship)''' **''Bronze medals'': [2014](/source/2014_European_Women's_Handball_Championship) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Sports-reference}} {{navboxes | title = Sweden squads | bg = #FFF01C | fg = #005B99 | bordercolor = #005B99 | list1 = {{Sweden squad 2012 European Women's Handball Championship}} {{Sweden squad 2014 European Women's Handball Championship}} {{Sweden squad 2015 World Women's Handball Championship}} {{Sweden women handball squad 2016 Summer Olympics}} {{Sweden squad 2016 European Women's Handball Championship}} {{Sweden squad 2017 World Women's Handball Championship}} {{Sweden squad 2018 European Women's Handball Championship}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sand, Loui}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Swedish male handball players Category:Handball players from Gothenburg Category:Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic handball players for Sweden Category:IK Sävehof players Category:Swedish adoptees Category:Swedish expatriate handball players in France Category:Swedish people of Sri Lankan descent Category:Transgender sportsmen Category:Swedish LGBTQ sportspeople Category:Swedish transgender men Category:LGBTQ handball players Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen Category:Brest Bretagne players Category:Sportspeople of Sri Lankan descent --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Loui Sand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loui_Sand) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loui_Sand?action=history)). 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