# Markus Olsson

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{{short description|Swedish handball player (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox handball biography
| name                = Markus Olsson
| image               = 
| nationality         = Swedish
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1990|3|31|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [Karlshamn](/source/Karlshamn), [Sweden](/source/Sweden)
| height              = {{height|m=1.88|precision=0}}
| position            = Centre back
| currentclub         = [Fenix Toulouse](/source/Fenix_Toulouse_Handball)
| clubnumber          = 4
| youthclubs1 = Karlshamn HF
| years1              = 2008–2015
| clubs1              = [IFK Kristianstad](/source/IFK_Kristianstad)
| years2              = 2015–2018
| clubs2              = [Skjern Håndbold](/source/Skjern_H%C3%A5ndbold)
| years3              = 2018–2020
| clubs3              = [Fenix Toulouse](/source/Fenix_Toulouse_Handball)
| years4              = 2020–2025
| clubs4              = [IFK Kristianstad](/source/IFK_Kristianstad)
| nationalyears1      = 2012–2019
| nationalteam1       = [Sweden](/source/Sweden_men's_national_handball_team)
| nationalcaps1       = 62
| nationalgoals1      = 116
| ntupdate            = 6 August 2022
}}
'''Markus Olsson''' (born 31 March 1990) is a Swedish former [handball](/source/handball) player who played the [Swedish national team](/source/Sweden_men's_national_handball_team).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/player/538522|title=Profile|publisher=eurohandball.com|accessdate=15 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/153/pdf/SWE.pdf |title=2015 World Championship Roster |publisher=[IHF](/source/International_Handball_Federation) |accessdate=15 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126171615/http://www.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/153/pdf/SWE.pdf |archivedate=26 January 2015 }}</ref>

== Career ==
Olsson started playing handball at his hometown club Karlshamn HF, and in 2008 he joined [IFK Kristianstad](/source/IFK_Kristianstad). Here he won the [Swedish Championship](/source/Svensk_handbollselit) in 2015. The following summer he joined Danish club [Skjern Håndbold](/source/Skjern_H%C3%A5ndbold).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/2015-05-27-skjern-henter-markus-olsson|publisher=TV2 Danmark|title=Skjern henter Markus Olsson|date=27 May 2015|access-date=29 May 2026|language=da}}</ref> Here he won the [Danish Men's Handball Cup](/source/Danish_Men's_Handball_Cup) in 2015 the [2017-18 Danish Championship](/source/2017-18_H%C3%A5ndboldligaen).

In 2018 he joined French [Fenix Toulouse Handball](/source/Fenix_Toulouse_Handball).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dbrs.dk/sport/markus-olsson-forlader-skjern|publisher=Dagbladet Ringkøbing-Skjern|title=Markus Olsson forlader Skjern|date=10 January 2018|access-date=29 May 2026|language=da}}</ref> In 2020 he returned to Sweden and IFK Kristiansstad. In 2023 he won the double with the club. He retired after the 2024-25 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ifkkristianstad.se/om-oss/historia |title=IFK Kristianstads historia |website=ifkkristianstad.se |language=schwedisch |access-date=2022-08-06}}</ref>

== Private ==
His sisters, [Maria](/source/Maria_Olsson) and Anna, are also handball players.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/handboll/nu-ar-maria-hetast-i-handbollsfamiljen/ |title=Nu är Maria hetast i handbollsfamiljen |publisher=Expressen |language=schwedisch |access-date=2022-08-06}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Sweden squad 2015 World Men's Handball Championship}}
{{Sweden squad 2016 European Men's Handball Championship}}
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Category:1990 births
Category:Living people
Category:Swedish male handball players
Category:Sportspeople from Karlshamn
Category:IFK Kristianstad players
Category:Swedish expatriate handball players in France
Category:Swedish expatriate handball players in Denmark
Category:Fenix Toulouse Handball players
Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen

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