Björn "Lurch" Andersson (born 5 July 1950) is a Swedish former handball player who played all his active years in IF Saab in Linköping. He won the Swedish championship in 1973 and |1974 with the club. He was topscorer in the Swedish league in 1970, 1971 and 1972.[1] In 1975/76 he was named Swedish male handballer of the year.

With Sweden he competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

In 1972 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament.[2] He played five matches and scored eleven goals. He also participated in the World Championship 3 times; in 1970, 1974 and 1978.

References

  1. ^ "Skyttekungar 1934-2012" [Topscorers 1934-2012] (PDF) (in Northern Sami). Svenska handbollförbundet 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Björn "Lurch" Andersson" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.


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