[1] Considered one of the best players in the world, he has won five titles at club level, including the EHF Champions League, league championships and cup titles.

[4] In 1996 and aged four, Gottfridsson joined home town club IFK Ystad.

In his first season, he won the EHF Champions League with SG by defeating arch-rivals THW Kiel 30–28 in the final.

Gottfridsson was nominated as IHF World Player of the Year for 2021, finishing second in the vote behind Niklas Landin.

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