Júlíus Jónasson (born 1964) is an Icelandic handball player and coach. He played for the Iceland men's national handball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where the Icelandic team placed fourth.[1]
| Júlíus Jónasson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Júlíus Jónasson in 1990. | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 27 December 1954 | ||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985- | Iceland | 288 | (703) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2006-2011 | Iceland Women's team | ||
Jónasson was the head coach for the Iceland women's national handball team from 2006 to 2011.
Private life
editJónasson was involved in the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis, and the 17th November 2011 he was ordered in court to pay back 28 million Icelandic krónur, because he had borrowed money from the bank he himself worked at, in order to invest it in said bank.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Júlíus Jónasson". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.dv.is/frettir/2011/11/17/julius-jonasson-fyrir-dom-i-dag/
- ^ https://www.visir.is/g/2012121219027/julius-jonasson-daemdur-til-ad-greida-28-milljonir
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