Hans Peter Ludvig Gentzel (born 12 October 1968) is a Swedish former handball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
| Peter Gentzel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gentzel in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
12 October 1968 Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
-1989 | IK Heim | ||
1989-1999 | Redbergslids IK | ||
1999-2000 | CB Cantabria | ||
2000-2001 | BM Granollers | ||
2001-2009 | HSG Nordhorn | ||
2009-2010 | THW Kiel | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992-2009 | Sweden | 220 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
2009-2012 | HK Varberg | ||
He was named Swedish male player of the year in 1998 and in 2003 he was number to in the IHF World player of the year, receiving 29.5% of the votes.[1]
In 2000, he was a member of the Swedish handball team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches as goalkeeper. In December 2010, Gentzel ended his career and took a high ranked job within Swedish handball.
Career
editBetween 1989 and 1999 he played for Swedish top club Redbergslids IK from Gothenburg. Here he won the Swedish Championship in six times and the Swedish cup 3 times.
Between 2001 and 2009 he played for HSG Nordhorn. Here he won the EHF European League. When the club went bankrupt he joined THW Kiel on a one year contract.[2] In his only season at the club he won the EHF Champions League and German Championship. Afterwards he ended his career.
After his playing days he worked on the preparations for the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship, which took place in Sweden. Afterwards he has been the director at the organisation "Svensk Elithandboll".[3]
Titles
editClub
edit- Swedish Championship: 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 und 1998
- Swedish Cup: 1996, 1997 und 1998
- EHF European League: 2008
- EHF Champions League: 2010
- Handball-Bundesliga: 2010
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ivano Balic ist Welthandballer 2003". thw-handball.de (in German). THW Kiel. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "THW verpflichtet Torhüter Peter Gentzel zur kommenden Saison". thw-handball.de (in German). THW Kiel. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ Leifby, Marcus (21 December 2010). "Legendarens nya jobb: chef för svensk handboll" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
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