Þórir Hergeirsson (Norwegian: Thorir Hergeirsson) (born 27 April 1964) is an Icelandic handball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Norwegian women's national team. Þórir has led the Norwegian national team to two Olympic gold medals, three World Championships titles and five European Championships titles.[1]
| Þórir Hergeirsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Þórir in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
27 April 1964 Selfoss, Iceland | ||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Norway (coach) | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–1986 | Selfoss | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Elverum | |||
| Gjerpen | |||
| Nærbø | |||
2001–2009 | Norway (assistant) | ||
2009– | Norway | ||
Medal record | |||
Early life
editBorn on 27 April 1964,[2] Þórir was born and raised in Selfoss.[3][4]
Playing career
editÞórir played for Selfoss handball team until 1986. He moved to Norway in 1986 to study at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. He played therefore for a short while in Norway before fully focusing on his coaching career.[5]
Coaching career
editÞórir's first coaching experience was with Selfoss junior teams. Shortly after moving to Oslo in 1986 to further his education he was hired as the head coach of Elverum men's team.[5] He later coached at Gjerpen Håndball and Nærbø IL.[6][7]
Þórir has been part of the Norway national coaching team since 2001,[5] and took over as head coach in April 2009,[8][9] succeeding former head coach Marit Breivik.[10]
He led the Norwegian team to bronze medals at the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship, gold medals at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship, gold medals at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship, and gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
In August 2016, he won Bronze with Norway at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11] In December 2016, he guided the team to gold at the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship despite losing his mother the day before the tournament started.[12]
Þórir has been awarded the title Norwegian Sports Coach of the Year at Idrettsgallaen twice. His first win in 2007 was shared with Marit Breivik. In 2023, he won the award again.[2]
In September 2024 he announced that the current season would be his last as coach for the national team.[13]
Achievements
editOlympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
Personal life
editÞórir's daughter Maria Thorisdottir is a Norwegian international footballer.[14] Þórir's brother is Grímur Hergeirsson, himself a handball coach and former player.[15][16]
He is the uncle of the Icelandic national team player Janus Daði Smárason.[17]
On 21 March 2017, Þórir was made a Knight 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Thorir Hergeirsson – Profile" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ a b c Askheim, Svein; Bryhn, Rolf; Aune, Thomas (26 March 2024). "Thorir Hergeirsson". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (6 December 2011). "Þórir Hergeirsson: Mun syngja báða þjóðsöngvana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (22 December 2014). "Eitt stórt ævintýri frá fyrsta degi framt il þess síðasta". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sigurinn á EM toppurinn á ferlinum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 26 March 2005. p. 34. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Andresen, Svein (16 April 2009). "Thorir Hergeirsson ny sjef for Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ Larsen, Jan-Erik (16 April 2009). "Hergeirsson overtar etter Breivik". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (17 April 2009). "Ég er stoltur og þakklátur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 1C. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (8 August 2021). "Þórir hlaut tólftu verðlaunin sem þjálfari Noregs". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Ny sjef, gammel oppskrift". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). NTB. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (22 August 2016). "Sveitamennska af Suðurlandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Missti móður sína degi fyrir mótið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Bryne, Lars (9 September 2024). "Hergeirsson ferdig som landslagssjef – hylles av Herrem". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Opsal, Signe; Fossum, Øystein (6 March 2015). "Islandske Maria Thorisdottir (22) debuterte mot Island" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (22 August 2021). "Molakaffi: Þórir í nýju hlutverki á Selfossi, Grímur með ÍBV, Bjarki, Aron, de Vargas". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Lögreglustjórinn er kominn á bekkinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Verður heima í desember í fyrsta sinn síðan 2000 - RÚV.is". 3 November 2022.
- ^ Otterdal, Øystein; Kalstad, Lise Marit (22 March 2017). "Nå kan Thorir Hergeirsson kalle seg "ridder"" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
