Andreas Palicka
| Andreas Palicka | |||
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File:Andreas Palicka 20170116.jpg Palicka in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Andreas Miroslav Palicka | ||
| Born |
10 July 1986 Lund, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kolstad Håndball | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2002 | H 43 Lund | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2002–2008 | Redbergslids IK | ||
2008–2015 | THW Kiel | ||
2015–2016 | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
2016–2021 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
2021–2022 | Redbergslids IK | ||
2022–2025 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2025– | Kolstad Håndball | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007– | Sweden | 166 | (19) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 20 July 2024 | |||
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Andreas Miroslav Palicka (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpalɪka]; Czech: Palička, Czech pronunciation: [ˈpalɪtʃka]; born 10 July 1986) is a Swedish professional handball player for Kolstad Håndball and the Swedish national team.[1][2]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Palicka began his professional handball career at Redbergslids IK in 2002. He joined German club THW Kiel in 2008, and won the German Championship and German Cup in his debut season with the team. Palicka went on to win five additional league titles, three additional cup titles, the EHF Champions League twice, the IHF Super Globe, and four German Super Cup titles during his time with the club.
In 2015, he moved to Danish side Aalborg Håndbold.[3] Following a season with the club, Palicka returned to Germany and signed for Rhein-Neckar Löwen in 2016. He won the league, cup and two super cup titles with the club, before returning to Redbergslids in 2021. Palicka joined French club Paris Saint-Germain in 2022 and won the French Championship in his first season with the club.
On January 2, Palicka signed a two-year contract with Kolstad Håndball from 2025 to 2027 and he replaces Norwegian national team goalkeeper Torbjørn Bergerud which goes to the Polish handball club Wisla Plock.
International career
[edit | edit source]Palicka began his international career by representing Sweden at youth level, playing for the under-19 and under-21 sides. He was part of the under-21 team that won the 2007 Junior World Championship.
Palicka made his debut for the Swedish national team in 2007.[4] He won the 2022 European Championship, placed second at the 2018 European Championship and 2021 World Championship, and finished third at the 2024 European Championship with the national team. Palicka represented Sweden at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Palicka is part Czech through his father.[5]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]THW Kiel
- EHF Champions League: 2010, 2012
- IHF Super Globe: 2011
- Bundesliga: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- DHB-Pokal: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
- DHB-Supercup: 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Paris Saint-Germain
- LNH Division 1: 2023, 2024, 2025
- Trophée des Champions: 2023
International
[edit | edit source]- IHF World Championship
- File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver: 2021
- EHF European Championship
- File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold: 2022
- File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver: 2018
- File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze: 2024
Individual awards
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ EHF profile
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External links
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Swedish male handball players
- THW Kiel players
- Rhein-Neckar Löwen players
- Aalborg Håndbold players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Swedish expatriate handball players in Germany
- Swedish people of Czech descent
- Handball players from Lund
- Redbergslids IK players
- Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for Sweden
- Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Swedish expatriate handball players in Denmark
- Swedish expatriate handball players in France
- Paris Saint-Germain Handball players
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen