Teitur Örn Einarsson (born 23 September 1998) is an Icelandic handball player for VfL Gummersbach and the Icelandic national team.[1]

Teitur Örn Einarsson
Personal information
Born (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 26)
Selfoss, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club VfL Gummersbach
Number 14
Senior clubs
Years Team
2015–2018
Selfoss
2018–2021
IFK Kristianstad
2021–2024
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2024–
VfL Gummersbach
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–
Iceland 17 (27)

He represented Iceland at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Club career

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Teitur Örn Einarsson made his debut for his boyhood club Selfoss in the 2015/2016 season where he helped his team secure a promotion to Úrvalsdeild.[4] In the summer of 2018 he moved to the Swedish Handbollsligan to IFK Kristianstad, where he signed a two-year contract.[5] In October 2021 it was announced he had signed with German SG Flensburg-Handewitt, starting immediately.[6]

International career

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Teitur was the top scorer of the 2017 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Georgia with 66 goals.[7] On 5 April 2018 he made his debut for the Icelandic national team in a 29–31 loss against Norway in a friendly.[8]

References

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  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
  3. ^ "A landsliði karla l 17 manna hópur til Munchen". hsi.is. 9 January 2019.
  4. ^ "TEITUR ÖRN EINARSSON". selfoss.net. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Välkommen Teitur Örn Einarsson | Nyheter | IFK Kristianstad". ifkkristianstad.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Teitur lämnar för SG Flensburg Handewitt". IFK Kristianstad. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Teitur Örn markahæstur allra – Vísir". visir.is. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. ^ ehf, Torg (6 April 2018). "Þrír skoruðu fyrstu landsliðsmörkin". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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