Björgvin Páll Gústavsson
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Björgvin Páll Gústavsson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Hvammstangi, Iceland | 24 May 1985||
Nationality | Icelandic | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Valur (club) | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2005–2007 | Fram Reykjavik | ||
2007–2009 | TV Bittenfeld | ||
2009–2011 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | ||
2011–2013 | SC Magdeburg | ||
2013–2017 | Bergischer HC | ||
2017–2018 | Haukar Handball | ||
2018–2020 | Skjern Håndbold | ||
2020 | Haukar Handball | ||
2021- | Valur | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006– | Iceland | 252 | (21) |
Teams managed | |||
2022– | Bergischer (goalkeeping coach) | ||
Medal record |
Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (born 24 May 1985) is an Icelandic handball player that plays as a goalkeeper.[1]
Background
[edit]Björgvin grew up in Kópavogur. He has two brothers, Axel Birgir, and Margeir Felix, and two sisters, Berglind Sif, and Helga Lind. Björgvin describes himself as sharing a very special bond with Berglind and often talks about how she inspired him.
Career
[edit]Björgvin started showing interest sports interest at the age of nine. Björgvin and his friend Steinþór Þorsteinsson started in handball with HK, a team from Kópavogur, but they transferred to Víkingur; after two years with Víkingur they returned to HK.
He participated in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing as a goalkeeper for the Icelandic national handball team. He played a significant role as goalkeeper, making 75 saves in the tournament and aiding in the team's progression to the finals of the tournament. Iceland was defeated by France with a score of 28-23 in the final, finishing the tournament with Iceland's best ever result, a silver medal.
References
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Icelandic male handball players
- Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for Iceland
- Olympic silver medalists for Iceland
- Recipients of the Order of the Falcon
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Icelandic expatriate handball players in Germany
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Haukar men's handball players
- SC Magdeburg players
- People from Kópavogur
- Icelandic expatriate handball players in Denmark
- Expatriate handball players in Switzerland
- TVB 1898 Stuttgart players
- Bergischer HC players
- Icelandic sportspeople stubs
- European Olympic medalist stubs
- Icelandic handball biography stubs