{{short description|Swedish handball player (born 1977)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Martin Boquist | image = Martin Boquist 02.jpg | caption = Martin Boquist in August 2007 | fullname = Sven Martin Boquist | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|2|2|df=yes}} | birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden | nationality = Swedish | height = {{height|m=1.97|precision=0}} | weight = | position = Left back | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = HP Warta | years1 = 1996–1998 | clubs1 = HP Warta | years2 = 1998–2003 | clubs2 = Redbergslids IK | years3 = 2003–2005 | clubs3 = THW Kiel | years4 = 2005–2010 | clubs4 = FCK Håndbold | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = VästeråsIrsta HF (Player-coach) | nationalyears1 = 1996–2008 | nationalteam1 = Sweden | nationalcaps1 = 219 | nationalgoals1 = 496 | managerclubs1 = VästeråsIrsta HF | manageryears1 = 2010–2015 | managerclubs2 = Ricoh HK | manageryears2 = 2015–2017 | managerclubs3 = Sweden (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2016–2022 | managerclubs4 = VästeråsIrsta HF (assistant) | manageryears4 = 2019– | managerclubs5 = Norway (assistant) | manageryears5 = 2022– | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver| 2000 Sydney |Team}} {{MedalCompetition | World Championship}} {{MedalGold | 1999 Egypt | Team}} {{MedalSilver | 2001 France | Team}} {{MedalSilver | 2021 Egypt | Assistant}} {{MedalCompetition | European Championship}} {{MedalGold | 1998 Italy | Team}} {{MedalGold | 2002 Sweden | Team}} {{MedalGold | 2022 Hungary/Slovakia | Assistant}} {{MedalSilver | 2018 Croatia | Assistant}} }} '''Sven Martin Boquist''' (born 2 February 1977) is a Swedish handball coach, previously handball player.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sven Martin Boquist|url=http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2009-10/player/500767/Sven+Martin+Boquist|access-date=10 August 2021|website=EHF}}</ref> Currently he is assistant coach for VästeråsIrsta HF,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Martin Boquist klar som ny assisterande förbundskapten|url=https://www.handbollslandslaget.se/herr/martin-boquist-klar-som-ny-assisterande-forbundskapten/|access-date=10 August 2021|website=Handbollslandslaget}}</ref> and the Norwegian men’s national team.
==Career== Boquist began his career at his hometown club HP Warta, before joining Redbergslids IK in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://folket.se/nyheter/1.119144 |title=Arkiverade kopian |access-date=2015-03-14 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150315162050/http://folket.se/nyheter/1.119144 |archive-date=2015-03-15 |language=sv}}</ref> Here he won the 2000, 2001 and 2003 Swedish Handball League and reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2003.<ref name=thw-archive /> The same season he was the top scorer and named Swedish player of the year for a second time.
He then joined German club THW Kiel, where he won the 2005 German Championship and the EHF Cup in 2004.<ref name=thw-archive>{{cite web|url=https://archiv.thw-handball.de/thw/se_boqui.htm|publisher=THW Kiel|website=archiv.thw-handball.de|title=Martin Boquist 19 - THW Archive|access-date=17 May 2025|language=en}}</ref>
Due to competition for playing time for Nikola Karabatić he left the club in 2005 for Danish side FCK Håndbold.<ref name=extension /> Here he won the 2008 Danish Championship.<ref name=thw-archive /> Same season he extended his contract until 2010.<ref name=extension>{{cite news|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/handbold/ECE3985307/Boquist-i-FCK-til-2010/|publisher=Jyllands-Posten|title=Boquist i FCK til 2010|date=9 September 2008|language=da|access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref> He then won the 2010 Cup.<ref name=thw-archive />
In 2010 he returned to Sweden and joined VästeråsIrsta HF as the player-coach. He said that he wanted to play for a club where he was sure to be an important part of the team, and chose Västerås, because his wife, Jenny, is from there.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2010-03-20-fckanfoerer-vil-hjem-til-sverige|publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=FCK-anfører vil hjem til Sverige|date=20 March 2010|access-date=17 May 2025|language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gp.se/sport/handboll/martin-boquist-sadlar-om-1.1002947 |title=Martin Boquist sadlar om |publisher=Göteborgs-Posten |date=2010-04-25 |access-date=2011-01-29|language=sv}}</ref>
===National team=== Boquist won gold medals at the 1999 World Championship and the 1998, 2000 and 2002 European Championships. He also won silver medals at the 2000 Olympics.
==Coaching career== After retiring from playing in 2013 he became the full time head coach of VästeråsIrsta HF. In 2015 he joined Ricoh HK.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-40-67019.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title=Ehemaliger Kieler wird Trainer in Stockholm|date=5 March 2015|access-date=5 March 2015|language=de}}</ref> In 2016 he also became the assistant coach at the Swedish national team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-29-86761.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title="Konnte unmöglich nein sagen" - Ex-Kieler Boquist Schwedens neuer Co-Trainer|date=30 October 2016|access-date=30 October 2016|language=de}}</ref> In this position he won gold medals at the 2022 European Championship and silver medals at the 2018 European Championship and the 2021 World Championship. In 2017 he stopped as the coach of Ricoh HK.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-20-98136.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title=Ex-Kieler Boquist tritt als Chefcoach zurück|date=1 November 2017|access-date=1 November 2017|language=de}}</ref> In 2019 he returned to VästeråsIrsta HF, this time as the assistant coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://handbollskanalen.se/division1/boquist-tillbaka-i-vasterasirsta-som-assisterande-tranare/ |publisher=handbollskanalen.se|title=Boquist tillbaka i VästeråsIrsta – som assisterande tränare|date=28 May 2019|access-date=29 May 2019|language=sv}}</ref>
He ceased to be the assistant coach for Sweden in 2022, just after Sweden won the 2022 European Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.handbollslandslaget.se/herr/ingen-fortsattning-for-martin-boquist/ |publisher=handbollslandslaget.se|title=Ingen fortsättning för Martin Boquist|date=1 April 2022|access-date=1 April 2022|language=sv}}</ref> The same year he became the assistant coach at the Norwegian men’s national team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-34-143150.html |publisher=handball-world.news|title=Ex-Kieler Martin Boquist wird neuer Co-Trainer der norwegischen Nationalmannschaft|date=20 June 2022|access-date=20 June 2022|language=de}}</ref>
==Private== He has the nickname Boken (eng: 'The Book') or Einstein.<ref name=thw-archive />
He is married with former Swedish national team player Jenny Lindblom, and has a son, Arvid, from 2005.<ref name=thw-archive /> His son also plays handball and Martin has previously been his coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vlt.se/2024-10-14/stjarnan-tranar-egna-sonen-javligt-svart-vara-objektiv/|publisher=Vestmanlands Läns Tidning|title=Stjärnan tränar egna sonen: ”Jävligt svårt vara objektiv”|date=14 October 2024|access-date=17 May 2025|language=sv}}</ref>
== Achievements == ===As player=== *'''EHF Cup''' **''Winner:'' 2004 **''Runner-up:'' 2008 *'''EHF Cup Winners' Cup''' **''Runner-up:'' 2003 * '''German Bundesliga''' **''Winner:'' 2005 * '''Swedish League''' **''Winner:'' 2000, 2001, 2003 * '''Danish League''' **''Winner:'' 2008 * '''Danish Cup''' **''Winner:'' 2009
;Individual awards * Handball player of the year in Sweden: 2002, 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svenskhandboll.se/nyheter/nyheter/2025-05-07-albin-lagergren-utses-till-arets-spelare|publisher=Swedish Handball Federation|title=Albin Lagergren utses till Årets spelare|date=7 May 2025|access-date=1 December 2025|language=sv}}</ref>
===As Coach=== * '''European Men's Handball Championship''' ** ''Winner'': 2022 ** ''Silver'': 2018 * '''World Men's Handball Championship''' ** ''Silver'': 2021
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204102/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/martin-boquist-1.html sports-reference.com] * [http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2009-10/player/500767/Sven+Martin+Boquist EHF]
{{Sweden squad 1999 World Men's Handball Championship}} {{Sweden handball squad 2000 Summer Olympics}} {{Swedish Handballer of the Year (Men)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boquist, Martin}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Handball players from Gothenburg Category:Swedish male handball players Category:Olympic handball players for Sweden Category:Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Category:Swedish expatriate handball players in Denmark Category:Swedish expatriate handball players in Germany Category:Olympic medalists in handball Category:Redbergslids IK players Category:THW Kiel players Category:Swedish handball coaches Category:Expatriate handball coaches Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway