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Dagur Sigurðsson

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Dagur Sigurðsson
Personal information
Full name Dagur Sigurðsson
Born (1973-04-03) 3 April 1973 (age 51)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Croatia (manager)
Youth career
Years Team
0000–1990
Valur
Senior clubs
Years Team
1990–1996
Valur
1996–2000
LTV Wuppertal
2000–2003
Wakunaga Hiroshima
2003–2007
A1 Bregenz
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2005
Iceland 215 (399)
Teams managed
2003–2008
A1 Bregenz
2008–2010
Austria
2009–2015
Füchse Berlin
2014–2017
Germany
2017–2024
Japan
2024–
Croatia
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Coach
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Poland Coach

Dagur Sigurðsson (born 3 April 1973) is an Icelandic retired handball player and currently the manager of Croatia national team. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

He works as a coach and was the head coach for German side Füchse Berlin, that he led to winning the 2014 DHB Cup. As of 22 August 2017 he became the head coach for the Japanese national team. On 9 February 2024 he asked to step down from his role as the coach of the Japanese national team. On 29 February 2024 he became the head coach of Croatia.

References

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  1. ^ "Dagur Sigurðsson". Sport.de (in German).
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dagur Sigurðsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
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