Magnus Wislander

Magnus Wislander
Magnus Wislander at the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2013
Personal information
Full name Hans Einar Magnus Wislander
Born (1964-02-22) 22 February 1964
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Centre back, Pivot
Youth career
Years Team
1973–1979
Tuve IF
1979–1983
Redbergslids IK
Senior clubs
Years Team
1983–1990
Redbergslids IK
1990–2002
THW Kiel
2002–2005
Redbergslids IK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–2002
Sweden 386 (1191)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Team competition
1996 Atlanta Team competition
2000 Sydney Team competition
World Men's Handball Championship
1999 Egypt Team competition
1990 Czechoslovakia Team competition
2001 France Team competition
1997 Japan Team competition
1995 Iceland Team competition
1993 Sweden Team competition
European Men's Handball Championship
2002 Sweden Team competition
2000 Croatia Team competition
1998 Italy Team competition
1994 Portugal Team competition

Hans Einar Magnus Wislander (born 22 February 1964) is a Swedish former handball player, who has been voted Handball Player of the Century and is widely regarded as one of the best players ever. Debuting with the national team in 1985, he played 386 games and scored 1,191 goals, a record for both most matches and most goals for the Sweden national team. He played for Redbergslids IK, Gothenburg and THW Kiel. In 1990 he was named IHF World Player of the Year.

He was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.

He played primarily as a centre back, but transitioned to be a pivot in his latter years. He has earned the nickname 'Slangen' (The hose).