This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hanna.
| Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Hanna in 2009 with Haukar. | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1979-02-11) 11 February 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Stjarnan | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1995–2003 | Haukar | ||
| 2003–2004 | Team Tvis Holstebro | ||
| 2004–2010 | Haukar | ||
| 2010–2023 | Stjarnan | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Iceland | 142 | (458) | |
|
National team caps and goals correct as of 2 July 2021 | |||
Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir (born 11 February 1979) is an Icelandic team handball player for Stjarnan of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. She has won the Icelandic championship five times and the Icelandic Cup six times. She has been selected the Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year three times and led the league in scoring in 2003, 2005 and 2009. Hanna has participated in three major international tournaments with the Icelandic national team and is second all-time in both games and goals scored for the team with 458 goals in 142 games.
Career
Hanna started her career during the 1995-1996 season with Haukar. Hanna joined Stjarnan in 2010. On 15 January 2011, she scored 22 goals in a 49–17 win against ÍR. In July 2019, she signed a one-year contract extension with Stjarnan.
In July 2021, she signed a 2-year contract extension with Stjarnan. In April 2023, she announced that she would retire following the season.
National handball team
Hanna is the second most capped player in Iceland's national handball team history with 142 games. She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.
Awards, titles and accomplishments
Awards
- Icelandic Female Handball Player of the Year: 2009
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna Player of the Year (4): 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010
Titles
- Icelandic champion (5): 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005
- Icelandic Cup (5): 1997, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017
Accomplishments
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna Top goal scorer (5): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010
References
- "A landslið kvenna". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (17 May 2017). "Hanna Guðrún: "99,9% líkur á því að ég hætti"". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "42 ára gerir tveggja ára samning". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 June 2019). "Hanna Guðrún tekur eitt tímabil enn og Sólveig Lára og Elena semja líka við Stjörnuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (10 June 2010). "Hanna Guðrún til Stjörnunnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- "Hanna Guðrún skoraði 22 mörk". Morgunblaðið. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 July 2019). "Hanna Guðrún tekur eitt tímabil enn og Sólveig Lára og Elena semja líka við Stjörnuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- Edda Sif Pálsdóttir (2 July 2021). "Enn lengist glæstur ferill Hönnu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- "Hanna Guðrún mun leggja skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roaster Iceland" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- "Hanna Guðrún og Ólafur Indriði handknattleiksfólk ársins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 December 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
