Michael Apelgren

Not to be confused with Mikael Appelgren (handballer).

Michael Apelgren (born 20 August 1984) is a Swedish handball coach and former player. He's currently the head coach of SC Pick Szeged and the Swedish men's national team.^[1][2]

Michael Apelgren
Personal information
Born	(1984-06-20) 20 June 1984 (age 40) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	SC Pick Szeged (head coach)
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–2003	Djurgårdens IF
2003–2008	Hammarby IF
2008–2010	BM Granollers
2010–2013	IK Sävehof
2013–2014	CB Puerto Sagunto
2014–2016	Elverum Håndball
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Sweden	5	(15)
Teams managed
2014–2020	Elverum Håndball
2020–2024	IK Sävehof
2022–2024	Sweden (assistant coach)
2024–	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
2024–	Sweden
Medal record Junior World Championship 2003 Brazil

Coaching career

Apelgren started his coaching career in 2014 as a player-coach for Elverum Håndball. After two years he ended his career as a player and continued coaching. He was six-time champion as coach of Elverum when he became coach of IK Sävehof in 2020.^[3] In the summer of 2022, he became assistant coach to head coach Glenn Solberg of the Swedish men's national team.^[2][3]

In May 2023, he was presented head coach for SC Pick Szeged from the summer of 2024.^[4]

Personal life

Apelgren is the son of Spårvägen handballer Lena Paulsén and Hammarby footballer Per Apelgren, while his paternal grandfather, Tore Apelgren was also a footballer.^[5]

Honours

As player

• Swedish league
  • Winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012

As coach

• Norwegian league
  • Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• Norwegian Cup
  • Winner: 2018, 2019
• Swedish league
  • Winner: 2021, 2024
• Swedish Cup
  • Winner: 2022
• Hungarian Cup
  • Winner: 2025