Kristján Andrésson
Icelandic handball player (born 1981)
Kristján Andrésson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | (1981-03-27) 27 March 1981 (age 43) Eskilstuna, Sweden | ||
Nationality | Icelandic Swedish | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
0000–1999 | HK Eskil | ||
1999–2005 | IF Guif | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004 | Iceland | 13 | (10) |
Teams managed | |||
2007–2016 | Eskilstuna Guif | ||
2016–2020 | Sweden | ||
2019–2020 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
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Kristján Andrésson (born 27 March 1981) is a Swedish-born Icelandic retired handball player and ex coach of the Swedish national team.
He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] Until 2020 he was the head coach for the Swedish national team.[2]
He played several games for the Icelandic national team, including at the 2004 Olympics.[3] He retired as a player in 2005 due to injury problems.[4] He coached Eskilstuna Guif from 2007 to 2016.[5] When he accepted the Sweden job, he became the fifth Icelander to be the active coach of a foreign national team at the time.[5]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristján Andrésson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Radio, Sveriges. "Lär känna Kristjan Andrésson – Sveriges nye förbundskapten – Radiosporten". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Icelander Kristjan Andresson is new Swedish NT coach! | Handball Planet". Handball Planet. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Kristján tekur við sænska landsliðinu". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
External links
- Kristján Andrésson at Olympedia
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Sweden squad – 2017 World Championship – 6th place
- 5 Jeppsson
- 7 Darj
- 9 Tollbring
- 10 Ekberg
- 12 Palicka
- 14 Konradsson
- 18 Pettersson
- 20 Appelgren
- 21 Öfors
- 23 Lagergren
- 24 Gottfridsson
- 28 Stenmalm
- 32 Zachrisson
- 35 A. Nilsson
- 36 Nielsen
- 65 L. Nilsson
- Coach: Andrésson
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