Ida Odén

Ida Odén
Personal information
Full name Ida Sofia Odén
Born (1987-04-14) 14 April 1987
Borås, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club IK Sävehof
Number 6
Senior clubs
Years Team
–2005
Borås HK
2005–2018
IK Sävehof
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017
Sweden 54 (135)
Medal record
European Championship
2014 Croatia/Hungary

Ida Sofia Odén (born 14 April 1987)[1] is a Swedish female former handballer. She played her entire senior career for IK Sävehof, and featured regularly in the Swedish national team.[2] In 2014-15 she was named Swedish player of the year.

She won the Swedish Championship 11 times, including 7 times in a row from 2009 to 2015.[3] She initially retired in 2015, but made a comeback for the finals of the 2016 season and would play on for 2 more seasons. When she won her 10th title in 2016, she broke the record for most Swedish Championships for a single player, taking the record from Ann-Britt Furugård and Eva Älgekrans, who both played for Stockholmspolisens IF in the 1970's and 80's.[4] In the 2017-18 season, she scored the deciding goal in the final against H 65 Höör to win her 11th and final title.[5]

Her first major international tournament was the 2014 European Women's Handball Championship at the age of 27.[6] She won bronze medals at the occasion and was one of Sweden's best players.[7] She also represented Sweden at the 2016 European Championship.[8]

Private

She is married to fellow handball player Robert Odén, who also played for IK Sävehof.[9]

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "Ida Oden". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Flickan med guldbyxorna". 24 May 2015.
  4. ^ Sara Bratell (24 May 2015). "Odén i tårar: 'Känns helt underbart'" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  5. ^ Oskar Mattelin (10 May 2018). "IK Sävehof svenska mästare – Ida Odén avgjorde med sekunder kvar" (in Swedish). Handbollskanalen. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Sweden's women are ready to rumble". huncro2014.ehf-euro.com. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Women's EHF Euro 2014 goes to Hungary and Croatia, 9 April 2011, accessdate, 9 April 2011". Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Tre mästerskapsdebutanter i EM-truppen". Swedish Handball Federation. 1 November 2016.
  9. ^ Johan Flinck (1 May 2008). "En ren kärlekssaga". Aftonbladet Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2026.