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Linnea Torstensson
Linnea Torstenson in 2017
Personal information
Full name Linnea Marie Torstenson
Born (1983-03-30) 30 March 1983 (age 41)
Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2004
IFK Strängnäs
2004–2007
Skövde HF
2007
GOG Svendborg
2007–2008
Skövde HF
2008–2010
Aalborg DH
2010–2012
FCM Håndbold
2012–2014
RK Krim
2014
Viborg HK
2014–2017
CSM București
2017–2019
Nice Handball
2019–2020
CSM București
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2016
Sweden 175 (654)
Medal record
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Denmark & Norway
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Croatia/Hungary
Issy Paris Hand vs OGC Nice.Issy Les Moulineaux, Nov.8, 2017.

Linnea Marie Torstensson (born 30 March 1983)[1] is a Swedish handballer who played for the Sweden national team. She competed in three Olympic Games (2008, 2012 & 2016).[2][3]

She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016.[4]

International honours

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Awards and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Linnea Torstenson". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  3. ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). handball.sportresult.com. EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Cetățeni de Onoare cu acte » Premiere în masă făcută de Gabriela Firea: cine sunt sportivii care au fost recompensați" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 10 November 2016.
  5. ^ "WOMEN'S HANDBALL "BEST 8" IN 2014". Handball-Planet. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  6. ^ "S-a votat echipa campionatului, feminin şi masculin! Cristina Zamfir şi Marius Mocanu, jucătorii cu cele mai bune punctaje în Liga Naţională, după opţiunile exprimate de specialişti, jurnalişti şi fani dedicaţi handbalului PROSPORT 20" (in Romanian). Prosport. 2 July 2017.
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