Geir Sveinsson
Icelandic handball player (born 1964)
Geir Sveinsson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | (1964-01-27) 27 January 1964 (age 60) | ||
Nationality | Icelandic | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Pivot | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
1980–1989 | Valur | ||
1989–1991 | BM Granollers | ||
1991–1995 | CBM Alzira Avidesa | ||
1995–1997 | Montpellier Handball | ||
1997–1999 | HC Wuppertal | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1999 | Iceland | 340 | (502) |
Teams managed | |||
1999–2003 | Valur | ||
2010–2011 | Grótta | ||
2011–2012 | Iceland U21 | ||
2012–2014 | A1 Bregenz | ||
2014–2015 | SC Magdeburg | ||
2016–2018 | Iceland | ||
2019 | Akureyri Handboltafélag | ||
2019-2020 | HSG Nordhorn-Lingen |
Geir Sveinsson (born 27 January 1964) is an Icelandic handball coach and former player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
He was hired as the head coach of Akureyri Handboltafélag in January 2019.[3] In August the same year, he was hired as the head coach of HSG Nordhorn-Lingen.[4]
In July 2022, he was hired as the mayor of Hveragerði.[5] He stepped down as mayor in March 2024.[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geir Sveinsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "2018 European Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ^ Andri Yrkill Valsson (26 June 2019). "Geir ekki verið ráðinn – „Þessi frétt er bara röng"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (19 August 2019). "Geir Sveinsson ráðinn þjálfari Nordhorn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Bjarki Sigurðsson (14 July 2022). "Geir Sveinsson nýr bæjarstjóri í Hveragerði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Atli Ísleifsson (20 March 2024). "Geir hættir sem bæjarstjóri Hveragerðis". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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Iceland squad – 2017 World Championship – 14th place
- 1 Gústavsson
- 3 Kristjánsson
- 5 Kárason
- 6 Hallgrímsson
- 7 Atlason
- 9 Sigurðsson
- 12 Eðvarðsson
- 13 Guðmundsson
- 14 A. Gunnarsson
- 21 Arnarsson
- 25 Elísson
- 26 B. Gunnarsson
- 27 Jónsson
- 28 Helgason
- 30 Magnússon
- 33 Smárason
- Coach: Sveinsson
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