Joachim Stenbäcken, Date of Birth

    

Joachim Stenbäcken

Date of Birth: 26-May-1963

Profession: handball player

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Joachim Stenbäcken

  • Joachim Stenbäcken (pronounced [?ju?ak?m ?ste?n?b?k??n]; born 26 May 1963) is a Swedish former handball player who played as a pivot.
  • He was born and raised in Vårgårda and made his senior debut for Vårgårda IK in the 1978–79 season.
  • He later moved to Alingsås HK before signing for top division club IFK Karlskrona in 1982.
  • In his first season with the club they reached the final of the IHF Cup, where they were defeated by Soviet club ZTR Zaporizhia.
  • He scored more than 400 goals in his five seasons for Karlskrona.
  • In 1987 he left the club and joined second division club SoIK Hellas, where he played for two seasons.
  • In 1989 he signed for IFK Kristianstad and helped them to promotion back to the top division in his first season.
  • They were relegated after one season but were promoted again a year later.
  • He left the club in 1995 and signed for league rivals Stavstens IF.
  • He later returned to Hellas before rejoining Kristianstad, who were now playing in lower divisions, in 1998.
  • He continued to play for the club until he retired in 2004.
  • He played 340 matches for Kristianstad and scored 1350 goals for the club, the second most behind Bo Ahlberg.
  • In total he scored 2400 goals in his career.He played 55 matches for the Swedish national team between 1983 and 1987.
  • He was a member of the team that finished fourth in the 1986 World Championship.After his handball career he became a journalist for Kvällsposten writing about harness racing, having long been a follower of the sport.
  • He later studied psychology, having been interested in the psychological factors of handball during his playing career.
  • In 2014–15 he was mental coach for HIF Karlskrona, helping the team to reach promotion to the top division.
  • In 2017 he joined Kristianstad HK in the same position, reuniting with former HIF Karlskrona coach Ulf Schefvert.His nephew is handball player Jonathan Stenbäcken.

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