Andreas Palicka

Andreas Miroslav Palicka (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpalɪka]; Slovak: Palička, Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpalɪtʃka]; born 10 July 1986) is a Swedish handball player for Redbergslids IK and the Swedish national team.[1][2]

Andreas Palicka
Personal information
Full name Andreas Miroslav Palicka
Born (1986-07-10) 10 July 1986
Lund, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Redbergslids IK
Number 16
Youth career
Years Team
0000–2002
 H 43 Lund
Senior clubs
Years Team
2002–2008
 Redbergslids IK
2008–2015
 THW Kiel
2015–2016
 Aalborg Håndbold
2016–12/2021
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
12/2021–
 Redbergslids IK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–
 Sweden 137 (15)
Medal record
World Championship
2021 Egypt
European Championship
2022 Hungary/Slovakia
2018 Croatia

He has signed a two year contract with Paris Saint-Germain, starting the season of 2022/23.[3] 21 December 2021 Rhein-Neckar Löwen announced that Palicka was ending his contract with them early for personal reasons.[4] 22 December 2021 he was presented by his former Swedish club Redbergslids IK for the rest of the season, to try to help them avoid relegation.[5]

His father came to Sweden from Czechoslovakia.[6]

Individual awards
  • Swedish handball player of the year 2020[7]
  • All-Star Goalkeeper of the World Championship: 2021[8]

References
  1. EHF profile
  2. "Statistic for Swedish National Team" (PDF). www.svenskhandboll.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. "Andreas Palicka signs for Paris". PSG. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. "Löwen und Andreas Palicka einigen sich auf Vertragsauflösung". Rhein-Neckar Löwen. 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. "Andreas Palicka klar för hemkomst!". RIK. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. Näst flest guld i Bundesliga – nu jagar Palicka polaren by Ola Selby at Handbollskanalen.se, 24 October 2017.
  7. "Andreas Palicka utsedd till årets spelare". Handbollslandslaget. 12 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. "Egypt 2021 All-star Team". ihf.info. 31 January 2021.
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