Linnea Torstenson
Swedish female handball player

Linnea Torstenson

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Swedish female handball player
Gender:
Female
Places:
Sweden
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Work field:
Sports
Birth:
30 March 1983(Eskilstuna, Sweden)
Star sign:
Aries
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Issy Paris Hand vs OGC Nice.Issy Les Moulineaux, Nov.8, 2017.

Linnea Marie Torstensson (born 30 March 1983) is a Swedish handballer who plays as a left back for Liga Națională club CSM București. She officially retired from the Sweden national team on 21 February 2017. Torstenson competed in three Olympic Games (2008, 2012 & 2016).

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

International honours

  • EHF Champions League:
    • Winner: 2016
    • Bronze Medalist: 2017
  • EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
    • Winner: 2014
  • EHF Cup:
    • Winner: 2011
  • Bucharest Trophy:
    • Winner: 2014, 2015
  • European Championship:
    • Silver Medalist: 2010
    • Bronze Medalist: 2014
  • Carpathian Trophy:
    • Winner: 2015

Awards and recognition

  • Most Valuable Player of the European Championship: 2010
  • Handball-Planet.com Best Defensive Player: 2014
  • Swedish Female Handballer of the Year: 2010, 2011
  • Prosport Best Defender of the Romanian Liga Națională: 2017