| 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.
He was hired as the head coach of Akureyri Handboltafélag in January 2019. In August the same year, he was hired as the head coach of HSG Nordhorn-Lingen.
In July 2022, he was hired as the mayor of Hveragerði. He stepped down as mayor in March 2024.
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 13 January 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- 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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- Icelandic male handball players
- Olympic handball players for Iceland
- Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in France
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