Kristján Arason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Kristján.

Kristján Arason
Personal information
Born	(1961-07-23) 23 July 1961
Nationality	Icelandic
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Right back
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–1985	FH
1985–1986	VfL Hameln
1986–1988	VfL Gummersbach
1988–1991	Teka Santander
1991–1994	FH
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Iceland	245	(1123)
Teams managed
1991–1994	FH
1994–1996	TSV Bayer Dormagen
1996–1997	SG Wallau/Massenheim
2010–2012	FH

Kristján Arason (born 23 July 1961) is a former member of Icelandic national handball team. He is the husband of Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, a well-known figure in Icelandic politics. He ranked fourth in IHF's list of the world's best handball players in the year 1989. He won the Icelandic championship with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (FH) as a coach in 2011.

Basketball

Before fully focusing on handball, Kristján played various other sports, including basketball. He was a member of the Iceland junior national basketball teams and won the 2. deild karla with Haukar in 1981.

See also

• List of handballers with 1000 or more international goals