Jessica Enström

Jessica Margareta Enström (born 25 March 1977) is a Swedish handball coach and former player. When she was an active player she played for the Swedish national team, where she competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, where the Swedish team placed eight.^[1]

Jessica Enström
Personal information
Full name	Jessica Margareta Enström
Born	(1977-03-25) 25 March 1977 (age 48) Enköping, Uppland, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Youth career
Years	Team
1983-1993	Fjärdhundra SK
1993-	Irsta HF
Senior clubs
Years	Team
-1997	Irsta HF
1997-2000	Stabæk Håndball
2000-2001	SG Hessen Hersfeld
2001-2009	IHV Västerås
2007	→ Horsens HK (loan)
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995-2008	Sweden	125	(325)
Teams managed
2014-2017	IHV Västerås assistant

Career

Enström started playing handball at Fjärdhundra SK before joining top league team in 1993. She played for Irsta HF until 1997, she moved to Norwegian club Stabæk Håndball to become professional. She played in Norway for three years, and them moved to German SG Hessen Hersfeld for a single season. She then returned to Sweden and her old club, which in the meantime had gotten a new name: IVH Västerås. Here she played for the rest of her career except for a one season loan in 2007 to Danish side Horsens HK.^[2][3] During her last stint in Sweden, she did receive offers from professional teams, but rejected them.^[4] She was the topscorer in the Swedish Elitserien in 2003-04 and in 2004-05.

Post playing career

After her playing career she has worked as a handball expert on Swedish TV including during the 2012 Olympics.

In 2014 she became the assistant coach at her former club IVH Västerås.^[5][6]