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Alfreð Gíslason
Alfreð Gíslason (born 7 September 1959)[1] is an Icelandic handball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the German men's national team and former coach of the Icelandic men's national team. His coaching career started in 1997 with KA and he later coached THW Kiel for 11 seasons.[2] He was the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 1989[3] and was named to the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Hall of Fame in 2019.[4]
| Alfred Gíslason | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfreð Gíslason, on 18 April 2007 in Mannheim | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 7 September 1959 Akureyri, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Germany (manager) | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–1980 | KA | ||
1980–1983 | KR | ||
1983–1988 | TUSEM Essen | ||
1988–1989 | KR | ||
1989–1991 | Bidasoa Irún | ||
1991–1995 | KA | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Iceland | 190 | (542) | |
| Teams managed | |||
1991–1997 | KA (coach-player) | ||
1997–1999 | VfL Hameln | ||
1999–2006 | SC Magdeburg | ||
2006–2008 | Iceland | ||
2006–2008 | VfL Gummersbach | ||
2008–2019 | THW Kiel | ||
2020– | Germany | ||
National team career
Alfreð played 190 games with the Icelandic national handball team, scoring 542 goals.[5]
Personal life
Alfreð was married to Kara Guðrún Melstað until her death on 31 May 2021.[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ . THW Kiel. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (7 September 2019). "Alfreð Gíslason sextugur í dag - Þáttur um ferilinn á Stöð 2 Sport". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (28 December 2019). "Alfreð tekinn inn í Heiðurshöll ÍSÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Alfreð Gíslason í Heiðurshöll ÍSÍ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (3 September 2021). "Alfreð tjáir sig í fyrsta sinn um fráfall eiginkonu sinnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 September 2021.