Kristján Andrésson

Kristján Andrésson
Personal information
Born	(1981-03-27) 27 March 1981 (age 43) Eskilstuna, Sweden
Nationality	Icelandic Swedish
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre back
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

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

He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[1] Until 2020 he was 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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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.

External links

• Kristján Andrésson at Olympedia