Kristján Andrésson
Appearance
Kristján Andrésson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Eskilstuna, Sweden | 27 March 1981||
Nationality |
Icelandic Swedish | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Sweden (Manager) | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | ||
2004 | Iceland | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
2006–2007 | Eskilstuna Guif (Assistant) | ||
2007–2016 | Eskilstuna Guif | ||
2016– | Sweden | ||
2019– | Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
Kristján Andrésson (born 27 March 1981) is a Swedish-born Icelandic retired handball player and current coach of the Swedish national team.
He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] He is currently the head coach for the Swedish national team.[2]
He played several games for the Icelandic national team, including at the 2004 Olympics.[3] He retired as a player in 2005 due to injury problems.[4] He coached Eskilstuna Guif from 2007 to 2016.[5] When he accepted the Sweden job, he became the fifth Icelander to coach a foreign national team.[5]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristján Andrésson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ 2017 World Championship roster
- ^ Radio, Sveriges. "Lär känna Kristjan Andrésson – Sveriges nye förbundskapten - Radiosporten". Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "Icelander Kristjan Andresson is new Swedish NT coach! | Handball Planet". Handball Planet. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ a b "Kristján tekur við sænska landsliðinu". Retrieved 2018-01-12.