Arnór Atlason (born 23 July 1984) is an Icelandic retired handball player and the current assistant coach of Aalborg Håndbold.

Career

Arnór proved to be one of the best players in his position during the

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, scoring 4 goals against

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in the final. Arnór was the top scorer for Iceland and fourth overall in the 2010 Handball European Championship, with 39 goals out of 66 shots (59%), behind

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who had 40 goals out of 73 shots (55%). He was also the highest assister with 27 assists out of 8 games, with Nikola Karabatić behind with 25,

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and Filip Jícha tied third with 24, however Jícha played two matches less games. Arnór also had the second highest goals plus assists, with 66 goals created in 8 matches, behind Jícha with 77 out of 6 matches. Arnór has been regarded as one of the best assisters of this generation, being a key player for the Icelandic national team and AG Copenhagen, often keeping

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out of his natural position.

References

1984 births Living people Icelandic male handball players Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Arnor Atlason Arnor Atlason Arnor Atlason Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Árnor Atlason Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar handball players Handball-Bundesliga players Expatriate handball players Icelandic expatriates in Denmark Icelandic expatriates in France Icelandic expatriates in Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt players Aalborg Håndbold players SC Magdeburg players {{Iceland-handball-bio-stub