Páll Ólafsson (born 1 May 1960) is an Icelandic former handball player and handball coach. He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] Before concentrating on handball, Páll had a promising football career; a midfielder, he was capped twice for the Iceland national football team and played for Þróttur Reykjavík.[2]
| Bjarki Sigurðsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
16 November 1967 Iceland | ||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Playmaker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
Þróttur Reykjavík | -1979 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1979-1985 | Þróttur Reykjavík | ||
1985-1986 | TSV Grün-Weiß Dankersen | ||
1986 | Fram Reykjavík | ||
1986-1988 | HSG TuRU Düsseldorf | ||
1988-1991 | KR Reykjavík | ||
1991-1995 | Haukar Hafnarfjörður | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Iceland Handball | 174 | (418) | |
| Iceland Football | 2 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
2000-2001 | HK Kópavogur | ||
2001-2007 | Haukar Hafnarfjörður | ||
After his playing career he became the coach of HK Kópavogur, first as a co-coach and later on his own.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Páll Ólafsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ Páll Ólafsson at WorldFootball.net
External links
edit- Páll Ólafsson at National-Football-Teams.com
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