Þráinn Orri Jónsson (transliterated as Thrainn; born 12 July 1993) is an Icelandic professional handball player who plays for the Úrvalsdeild club Haukar and previously the Norwegian Eliteserien club Elverum and Danish Handball League club Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.[1][2]
| Þráinn Orri Jónsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
12 July 1993 Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||
| Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1999–2011 | Grótta | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2011–2017 | Grótta | ||
2017–2019 | Elverum Håndball | ||
2019–2020 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | ||
2020– | Haukar Handball | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Iceland | 2 | (2) |
Early life
editWhile growing up in his hometown of Seltjarnarnes Þráinn was constantly involved in youth work and youth related extra curricular activities. He was the president of the student council at the age of 15 in his last year of Primary school. The Town council of Seltjarnarnes awarded Þráinn Orri for his work with the town youth in 2009.[3] Þráinn was a handball coach at Grótta's youth academy, where he coached youth of all ages. Þráinn coached at Grótta until the day he transferred to Elverum.[4]
Club career
editÞráinn Orri started his handball career with the Icelandic club Grótta in Seltjarnarnes at the age of 6. He played the position of right back for most of his younger years but had better success as a pivot with the Icelandic U21 national handball team and has since then played as a pivot.[5]
Elverum Håndball
editIn 2017 Þráinn made a move to join Elverum, the reigning league champions of Norway. At Elverum Þráinn competed in the EHF Champions League and won multiple titles, including the league title, the playoffs and the league cup.[6][7][8]
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
editIn June 2019 it was announced that Þráinn Orri would be leaving Elverum to join former Danish champions Bjerringbro-Silkeborg before the start of the season.[2][6]
Haukar Handball
editBefore the 2020–2021 season, Þráinn signed a contract with Icelandic powerhouse Haukar in Úrvalsdeild karla.[9] Haukar finished the 2021 season on top of the league, but eventually lost the finals to their rivals Valur[10]
International career
editÞráinn represented Iceland at the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship. He was called up while the tournament was ongoing due to the team suffering loss of players because of Covid-19.[11] Þráinn received very positive criticism for his performance at Euro 2022, having surprised fans with his unexpected call up.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Thrainn Orri Jonsson / Player". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Þráinn á leið til Bjerringbro-Silkeborg". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Viðurkenningar fyrir félagsstörf". Seltjarnarnes (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Þráinn ráðinn þjálfari 6. flokks kvenna". Grótta (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Leikir yngri landsliða - Leikir u-21 Landsliða karla". HSÍ (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Þráinn og félagar tvöfaldir meistarar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "BSV henter islandsk stregspiller: - Den håndbold, som de spiller, passer mig perfekt". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Islandsk stregspiller skifter til Bjerringbro-Silkeborg". Hbold (in Danish). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Þráinn Orri til liðs við Hauka". Haukar (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Valur Íslandsmeistari í handbolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Darri og Þráinn Orri kallaðir inn í EM-hópinn". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "„Held að mér hafi sjaldan verið komið jafn jákvætt á óvart og með hans frammistöðu"". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 February 2022.