Kristján Andrésson

Kristján Andrésson (born 27 March 1981) is a Swedish-born Icelandic retired handball player and ex coach of the Swedish national team.

Kristján Andrésson
Personal information
Born (1981-03-27) 27 March 1981
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Nationality Icelandic
Swedish
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Sweden (Manager)
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1999
 HK Eskil
1999–2005
 IF Guif
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004
 Iceland 13 (10)
Teams managed
2007–2016
 Eskilstuna Guif
2016–2020
 Sweden
2019–2020
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Kristján.
2017 World Men's Handball Championship 2017

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 be the active coach of a foreign national team at the time.[5]

References
  1. 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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. 2017 World Championship roster
  3. Radio, Sveriges. "Lär känna Kristjan Andrésson – Sveriges nye förbundskapten – Radiosporten". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. "Icelander Kristjan Andresson is new Swedish NT coach! | Handball Planet". Handball Planet. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. "Kristján tekur við sænska landsliðinu". Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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