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Alfreð Gíslason

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Alfred Gíslason
Alfreð Gíslason, on 18 April 2007 in Mannheim
Personal information
Born (1959-09-07) 7 September 1959 (age 65)
Akureyri, Iceland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Club information
Current club Germany (manager)
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1980
KA
1980–1983
KR
1983–1988
TUSEM Essen
1988–1989
KR
1989–1991
Bidasoa Irún
1991–1995
KA
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Iceland 190 (542)
Teams managed
1991–1997
KA (coach-player)
1997–1999
VfL Hameln
1999–2006
SC Magdeburg
2006–2008
Iceland
2006–2008
VfL Gummersbach
2008–2019
THW Kiel
2020–
Germany

Alfreð Gíslason (born 7 September 1959)[1] is an Icelandic handball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the German men's national team and former coach of the Icelandic men's national team. His coaching career started in 1997 with KA and he later coached THW Kiel for 11 seasons.[2] He was the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 1989[3] and was named to the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Hall of Fame in 2019.[4]

National team career

Alfreð played 190 games with the Icelandic national handball team, scoring 542 goals.[5]

Personal life

Alfreð was married to Kara Guðrún Melstað until her death on 31 May 2021.[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfreð Gíslason". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Alfred Gislason". THW Kiel. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  3. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (7 September 2019). "Alfreð Gíslason sextugur í dag - Þáttur um ferilinn á Stöð 2 Sport". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (28 December 2019). "Alfreð tekinn inn í Heiðurshöll ÍSÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Alfreð Gíslason í Heiðurshöll ÍSÍ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (3 September 2021). "Alfreð tjáir sig í fyrsta sinn um fráfall eiginkonu sinnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 September 2021.