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Icelandic handball player (born 1972)

Patrekur Jóhanesson
Personal information
Born (1972-07-07) 7 July 1972 (age 52)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Left/Centre back
Senior clubs
Years Team
1989–1994 Stjarnan
1994–1996 KA Akureyri
1996–2003 TUSEM Essen
2003–2004 CD Bidasoa
2005–2008 Stjarnan
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2006 Iceland 241 (634)
Teams managed
2005–2008 Stjarnan (assistant)
2009–2010 Stjarnan
2010–2011 TV Emsdetten
2013 Valur
2013–2015 Haukar
2017–2019 Selfoss
2019–2020 Skjern Håndbold
2011–2019 Austria
2020-2023 Stjarnan
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Patrekur.

Patrekur Jóhannesson (born 7 July 1972) is an Icelandic former handball player, who played for the Icelandic national handball team and competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

After he stopped playing handball professionally he embarked on a coaching career. In November 2011 Patrekur was appointed head coach for the Austrian national handball team.

Family

Patrekur is son of the teacher and journalist Margrét Thorlacius and the PE teacher and coach Jóhannes Sæmundsson. His father died of cancer at the age of 42. He is the brother of the historian and former President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, and of Jóhannes, who is a system analyst. His son is a popular rapper in Iceland, called JóiPé.

References

  1. EHF profile
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patrekur Jóhannesson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. "Breaking: Iceland elects new President". Retrieved 28 June 2016.

External links

Austria squad2014 European Men's Handball Championship – 11th place
Austria
Austria squad2015 World Men's Handball Championship – 13th place
Austria
Austria squad2018 European Men's Handball Championship – 15th place
Austria
Austria squad2019 World Men's Handball Championship – 19th place
Austria


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