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Selfoss (men's Handball)
The Selfoss men's handball team is the men's handball section of Icelandic multi-sport club Selfoss from Selfoss. It currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla. In the 2018–19 season Selfoss won it first Icelandic Championships title when they beat Haukar 35-25 and the series 3–1. History Selfoss currently plays in Úrvalsdeild karla. In the 2018–19 season Selfoss won it first Icelandic Championships title when they beat Haukar 35-25 and the series 3–1. Crest, colours, supporters Kits Men's team Current squad :''As of the 2024–25 season.'' ;Goalkeepers * 1 Ísak Kristinn Jónsson * 12 Alexander Hrafnkelsson * 26 Jón Þórarinn Þorsteinsson ;Left wingers * 9 Patrekur Þ. G. Öfjörð * 19 Hannes Höskuldsson * 31 Árni Ísleifsson ;Right wingers * 20 Guðjón Baldursson * 21 Jason Dagur Þórisson ;Pivots * 5 Elvar Elí Hallgrímsson * 10 Sverrir Pálsson * 13 Valdimar Örn Ingvarsson ;Left backs * 6 Skarphéðinn S. Sveinsson * 11 Alvaro Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UMF Selfoss
Ungmennafélag Selfoss (, ), commonly known as Selfoss or UMF Selfoss, is an Icelandic multisport club, located in the town of Selfoss in the Southern Region. In May 2019, the Selfoss men's handball team won the national handball championship for the first time. In August 2019, the women's football team added the club's second major title in one year when it won the Icelandic Football Cup. History Ungmennafélag Selfoss (English: Selfoss' Youth Club) was established on 1 June 1936, as a general sports club for young men and women under the name Ungmennafélagið Tíbrá. On 26 January 1937 its name was changed to Ungmennafélag Selfoss. Today, the club has departments for nine sports activities (gymnastics, athletics, team handball, judo, association football, weightlifting, swimming, taekwondo and motocross). Basketball Men's basketball Notable players * John Johnson * Marvin Valdimarsson Women's basketball In 2006, a joint team of Hamar and Selfoss, called Hamar/Selfos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannes Jón Jónsson
Hannes is a masculine given name and a diminutive of Johannes or Hannibal. Hannes may refer to: *Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995), Swedish chemist and Nobel-prize winner *Hannes Aigner (born 1989), German slalom canoeist and Olympic medalist *Hannes Androsch (born 1938), Austrian entrepreneur, consultant, politician and former Austrian Vice Chancellor *Hannes Anier (born 1993), Estonian footballer *Hannes Arch (born 1967), Austrian pilot *Hannes van Asseldonk (born 1992), Dutch racing driver *Hannes Astok (born 1964), Estonian journalist, radio presenter and politician * Hannes Bauer (1954–2016), German trombonist and jazz musician *Hannes Baumann (born 1982), German sailor and Olympic competitor *Hannes de Boer (1899–1982), Dutch long jumper and Olympic competitor *Hannes Bok (1914–1964), American artist and writer *Hannes Brewis (1930–2007), South African rugby player * Hannes van der Bruggen (born 1993), Belgian footballer *Hannes Coetzee (born 1944), South African guitarist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdimar Þórsson
Valdimar is a given name in Icelandic. Notable persons with that name include: ;First name *Valdimar Bergstað (born 1989), Icelandic equestrian *Valdimar Briem (1848–1930), Icelandic poet, prelate, hymnwriter and translator *Valdimar Grímsson (born 1965), Icelandic handball player *Valdemar, King of Sweden (1239–1302), king in 1250–1275 (in Icelandic Valdimar Birgisson) ;Middle name *Kristjan Valdimar "Val" Bjornson, or Val Bjornson (1906-1987), American writer, newspaper editor, and politician ;Music * Valdimar (band), Icelandic musical group See also * Valdimarsson * Waldemar Waldemar, Valdemar, Valdimar, or Woldemar is an Old High German given name. It consists of the elements ''wald-'' "power", "brightness" and ''-mar'' "fame". The name is considered the equivalent of the Latvian name Valdemārs, the Estonian name ... / Valdemar {{given name Icelandic masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdimar Grímsson
Valdimar Grímsson (born 5 December 1965) is an Icelandic former handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 .... References 1965 births Living people Valdimar Grimsson Valdimar Grimsson Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Valdimar Grimsson Valdimar Grimasson Valdimar Grimsson Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games 20th-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teitur Örn Einarsson
Teitur Örn Einarsson (born 23 September 1998) is an Icelandic handball player for VfL Gummersbach and the Icelandic national team. He represented Iceland at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. Club career Teitur Örn Einarsson made his debut for his boyhood club Selfoss in the 2015/2016 season where he helped his team secure a promotion to Úrvalsdeild. In the summer of 2018 he moved to the Swedish Handbollsligan to IFK Kristianstad, where he signed a two-year contract. In October 2021 it was announced he had signed with German SG Flensburg-Handewitt, starting immediately. International career Teitur was the top scorer of the 2017 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Georgia with 66 goals. On 5 April 2018 he made his debut for the Icelandic national team in a 29–31 loss against Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigfús Sigurðsson (handballer)
Sigfús Sigurðsson (born 7 May 1975) is a retired Icelandic handball player. He competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in 2008. His grandfather, also Sigfús Sigurðsson, competed in the shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ... at the 1948 Olympics.Sigfús Sigurðsson sports-reference.com Personal life His nickname is "The Russian Jeep" in Iceland. He was engaged to Brazilian belly dancer Josy Za ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurður Sveinsson
Sigurður Valur Sveinsson (born 5 March 1959) is an Icelandic former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He played for the German clubs TuS Nettelstedt and TBV Lemgo in the Bundesliga, and OSC Dortmund in the 2. Bundesliga. In the 1984/85 season with TBV Lemgo he was the Bundesliga top scorer with 191 goals, and in 1989/90 he was the top scorer in the 2. Bundesliga with OSC Dortmund. In the 1990/91 season he played for Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ... in Spain. References 1959 births Living people Sigurdur Sveinsson Sigurdur Sveinsson Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Sigurdur Svein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Alexandersson
Sebastian may refer to: People and fictional characters * Sebastian (name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Saint Sebastian, a Christian saint martyred in the 3rd century * Sebastian of Portugal (1554–1578), the sixteenth king of Portugal and the Algarve * Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain (1811–1875), Infante of Portugal (1811) and Infante of Spain (1824) * Sebastián (sculptor) (born 1947), artist based in Mexico * Sebastian (French musician), stage name of French musician, composer, producer, mixer, engineer, vocalist and DJ Sébastien Akchoté-Bozović (born 1981) * Sebastian (singer), stage name of Danish musician Knud Torben Christensen (born 1949) * Sebastian (rapper), stage name of American rapper Garland Mosley Jr., brother of Timbaland * Sin With Sebastian (also known as Sebastian), German musician Sebastian Roth (born 1971) * Mr. Sebastian, professional name of body pierce artist Alan Oversby (1933–1996) * Sebastian Erl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnar Jóhansson
Ragnar ( ) is a masculine Germanic given name, composed of the Old Norse elements ''ragin-'' "counsel" and ''hari-'' "army". Origin and variations The Proto-Germanic forms of the compounds are "ragina" (counsel) and "harjaz" or "hariz" (army). The Old High German form is ''Raginheri, Reginheri'', which gave rise to the modern German form Rainer, the French variant Rainier, the Italian variant Ranieri and the Latvian variant Renārs. The Old English form is "Rægenhere" (attested for example in the name of the son of king Rædwald of East-Anglia). The name also existed among the Franks as "Ragnahar" (recorded as Ragnachar in the book "History of the Franks" by Gregory of Tours). History of usage The name is on record since the 9th century, both in Scandinavia and in the Frankish empire; the form ''Raginari'' is recorded in a Vandalic (5th or 6th century) graffito in Carthage. The name was variously Latinized as ''Raganarius'', ''Reginarius'', ''Ragenarius'', ''Raginerus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ómar Ingi Magnússon
Ómar Ingi Magnússon (born 12 March 1997) is an Icelandic handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Icelandic national handball team. In both 2021 and 2022, he was named the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year. Club career In summer 2014 he switched over to Valur where he was supposed to be a part of the youth setup. He soon started to break through to the first team and earned a squad role, at age 17. He played there until 2016 when he transferred to the Danish club Aarhus Håndbold after an impressive season in Iceland where he was chosen young player of the year. At the beginning of the 2018/19 season in Denmark he transferred to league rivals Aalborg Håndbold, joining fellow nationals Janus Daði Smárason, Arnór Atlason and coach Aron Kristjánsson. With Aalborg he won the Danish Cup competition in 2018 and the Danish championship in 2019 and 2020. For the 2020/21 season he moved to the German Bundesliga club SC Magdeburg. With Magdeburg he won the EHF European Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
