Andreas Palicka

Swedish handball player (born 1986)

Andreas Palicka

Palicka in 2017

Personal information
Full name|  Andreas Miroslav Palicka
Born|  (1986-07-10) 10 July 1986 (age 38)
Lund, Sweden
Nationality|  Swedish
Height|  1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position|  Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club|  Paris Saint-Germain
Number|  12
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

2016–2021

|  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)

Medal record

World Championship
| 2021 Egypt |
European Championship
| 2022 Hungary/Slovakia |
| 2018 Croatia |
| 2024 Germany |

1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 20 July 2024

Andreas Miroslav Palicka (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpalɪka]; Czech: Palička, Czech pronunciation: [ˈpalɪtʃka]; born 10 July 1986) is a Swedish professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the Swedish national team.[1][2]

## Club career

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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.

## International career

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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

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Palicka is part Czech through his father.[5]

## Honours

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### Club

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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

* Bundesliga: 2017
* DHB-Pokal: 2018
* DHB-Supercup: 2017, 2018

Paris Saint-Germain

* LNH Division 1: 2023, 2024
* Trophée des Champions: 2023

### International

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* IHF World Championship
* Silver: 2021
* EHF European Championship
* Gold: 2022
* Silver: 2018
* Bronze: 2024

### Individual awards

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* Swedish Handballer of the Year: 2020[6]
* All-Star Goalkeeper of the World Championship: 2021[7]

## References

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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 fra THW Kiel til Aalborg Håndbold på en tre-årig aftale" (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
4. ^ "Andreas Palicka är folkets favorit – och viktigast i semifinalen". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
5. ^ Näst flest guld i Bundesliga – nu jagar Palicka polaren by Ola Selby at Handbollskanalen.se, 24 October 2017.
6. ^ "Andreas Palicka utsedd till årets spelare". Handbollslandslaget. 12 May 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
7. ^ "Egypt 2021 All-star Team". ihf.info. 31 January 2021.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andreas Palicka.

* Andreas Palicka at the European Handball Federation
* Andreas Palicka at THW Kiel (in German)
* Andreas Palicka at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
* Andreas Palicka at Olympedia

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Swedish Handballer of the Year – Men

* Lennart Eriksson (1968)
* Lennart Eriksson (1969)
* Mats Thomasson (1970)
* Dan Eriksson (1971)
* Thomas Persson (1972)
* Bo Andersson (1973)
* Johan Fischerström (1974)
* Sven-Åke Frick (1975)
* Björn Andersson (1976)
* Bo Andersson (1977)
* Basti Rasmussen (1978)
* Claes Hellgren (1979)
* Claes Ribendahl (1980)
* Göran Bengtsson (1981)
* Jörgen Abrahamsson (1982)
* Sten Sjögren (1983)
* Peter Olofsson (1984)
* Björn Jilsén (1985)
* Magnus Wislander (1986)
* Mats Olsson (1987)
* Pär Jilsén (1988)
* Ola Lindgren (1989)
* Ola Lindgren, Magnus Wislander (1990)
* Magnus Andersson (1991)
* Per Carlén (1992)
* Magnus Andersson (1993)
* Magnus Andersson (1994)
* Erik Hajas (1995)
* Stefan Lövgren (1996)
* Tomas Sivertsson (1997)
* Peter Gentzel (1998)
* Ljubomir Vranjes (1999)
* Magnus Andersson (2000)
* Stefan Lövgren (2001)
* Martin Boquist (2002)
* Martin Boquist (2003)
* Stefan Lövgren (2004)
* Marcus Ahlm (2005)
* Tomas Svensson (2006)
* Kim Andersson (2007)
* Kim Andersson (2008)
* Jonas Källman (2009)
* Mattias Gustafsson (2010)
* Johan Sjöstrand (2011)
* Kim Andersson (2012)
* Tobias Karlsson (2013)
* Mattias Andersson (2014)
* Niclas Ekberg (2015)
* Andreas Nilsson (2016)
* Mikael Appelgren (2017)
* Jim Gottfridsson (2018)
* Max Darj (2019)
* Andreas Palicka (2020)
* Hampus Wanne (2021)
* Jim Gottfridsson (2022)
* Jonathan Carlsbogård (2023)
* Felix Claar (2024)

Sweden squads

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Sweden squad – 2017 World Championship – 6th place

* 5 Jeppsson
* 7 Darj
* 9 Tollbring
* 10 Ekberg
* 12 Palicka
* 14 Konradsson
* 18 Pettersson
* 20 Appelgren
* 21 Öfors
* 23 Lagergren
* 24 Gottfridsson
* 28 Stenmalm
* 32 Zachrisson
* 35 A. Nilsson
* 36 Nielsen
* 65 L. Nilsson
* Coach: Andrésson

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Sweden squad – 2018 European Championship – Silver medal

* 2 Henningsson
* 5 Jeppsson
* 7 Darj
* 9 Tollbring
* 10 Ekberg
* 12 Palicka
* 15 Wanne
* 18 Pettersson
* 19 Jakobsson
* 20 Appelgren
* 23 Lagergren
* 24 Gottfridsson
* 25 Arnesson
* 29 Cederholm
* 31 Östlund
* 32 Zachrisson
* 36 Nielsen
* 65 Nilsson
* Coach: Andrésson

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Sweden squad – 2019 World Championship – 5th place

* 5 Darj
* 9 Tollbring
* 10 Ekberg
* 12 Palicka
* 14 Konradsson
* 15 Wanne
* 17 Jeppsson
* 18 Pettersson
* 20 Appelgren
* 23 Lagergren
* 24 Gottfridsson
* 25 Arnesson
* 32 Zachrisson
* 35 A. Nilsson
* 36 Nielsen
* 55 Andersson
* 60 Ekdahl du Rietz
* 65 L. Nilsson
* Coach: Andrésson

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Sweden squad – 2020 European Men's Handball Championship – 7th place

* 5 Darj
* 6 Henningsson
* 7 Thurin
* 9 Tollbring
* 11 D. Pettersson
* 12 Palicka
* 17 Jeppsson
* 18 F. Pettersson
* 20 Appelgren
* 22 Pellas
* 23 Lagergren
* 24 Gottfridsson
* 25 Arnesson
* 35 A. Nilsson
* 36 Nielsen
* 60 Ekdahl du Rietz
* 62 Chrintz
* 65 L. Nilsson
* Coach: Andrésson

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Sweden squad – 2021 World Championship – Silver medal

* 1 Johannesson
* 2 Carlsbogård
* 5 Darj
* 7 Thurin
* 8 Jönsson
* 11 D. Pettersson
* 12 Palicka
* 15 Wanne
* 16 Aggefors
* 18 F. Pettersson
* 19 Claar
* 22 Pellas
* 23 Lagergren
* 24 Gottfridsson
* 26 Persson
* 27 Sunnefeldt
* 28 Edvardsson
* 32 Bergendahl
* 33 Sandell
* 62 Chrintz
* 66 Lindskog
* Coach: Solberg

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Sweden squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 5th place

* 2 Carlsbogård
* 5 Darj
* 10 Ekberg
* 11 D. Pettersson
* 12 Palicka
* 15 Wanne
* 16 Aggefors
* 18 F. Pettersson
* 19 Claar
* 22 Pellas
* 23 Lagergren
* 24 Gottfridsson
* 27 Sunnefeldt
* 33 Sandell
* 66 Lindskog
* Coach: Solberg

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Sweden squad – 2022 European Men's Handball Championship – Gold medal

* 1 Johannesson
* 2 Carlsbogård
* 3 I. Persson
* 4 Mellegård
* 5 Darj
* 6 Möller
* 10 Ekberg
* 11 D. Pettersson
* 12 Palicka
* 15 Wanne
* 18 F. Pettersson
* 19 Claar
* 22 Pellas
* 23 Lagergren
* 24 Gottfridsson
* 26 L. Persson
* 28 Edvardsson
* 30 Thulin
* 32 Bergendahl
* 33 Sandell
* 42 Johansson
* 49 Wallinius
* 62 Chrintz
* Coach: Solberg

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Sweden squad – 2023 World Championship – 4th place

* 2 Carlsbogård
* 5 Darj
* 10 Ekberg
* 11 D. Pettersson
* 12 Palicka
* 15 Wanne
* 18 F. Pettersson
* 19 Claar
* 20 Appelgren
* 22 Pellas
* 23 Lagergren
* 24 Gottfridsson
* 26 Persson
* 30 Thulin
* 32 Bergendahl
* 33 Sandell
* 42 Johansson
* 45 Forsell Schefvert
* Coach: Solberg

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Sweden squad – 2024 European Men's Handball Championship – Bronze medal

* 2 Carlsbogård
* 5 Darj
* 11 Pettersson
* 12 Palicka
* 13 Karlsson
* 15 Wanne
* 16 Thulin
* 19 Claar
* 22 Pellas
* 23 Lagergren
* 24 Gottfridsson
* 28 Edvardsson
* 30 Möller
* 32 Bergendahl
* 33 Sandell
* 35 Nilsson
* 42 Johansson
* 49 Wallinius
* Coach: Solberg

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