Geir Sveinsson | |
Birth Date: | 27 January 1964 |
Nationality: | Icelandic |
Height: | 1.94 m |
Position: | Pivot |
Years1: | 1980–1989 |
Clubs1: | Valur |
Years2: | 1989–1991 |
Clubs2: | BM Granollers |
Years3: | 1991–1995 |
Clubs3: | CBM Alzira Avidesa |
Years4: | 1995–1997 |
Clubs4: | Montpellier Handball |
Years5: | 1997–1999 |
Clubs5: | HC Wuppertal |
Nationalyears1: | 1984–1999 |
Nationalteam1: | Iceland |
Nationalcaps1: | 340 |
Nationalgoals1: | 502 |
Manageryears1: | 1999–2003 |
Managerclubs1: | Valur |
Manageryears2: | 2010–2011 |
Managerclubs2: | Grótta |
Manageryears3: | 2011–2012 |
Managerclubs3: | Iceland U21 |
Manageryears4: | 2012–2014 |
Managerclubs4: | A1 Bregenz |
Manageryears5: | 2014–2015 |
Managerclubs5: | SC Magdeburg |
Manageryears6: | 2016–2018 |
Managerclubs6: | Iceland |
Manageryears7: | 2019 |
Managerclubs7: | Akureyri Handboltafélag |
Manageryears8: | 2019-2020 |
Managerclubs8: | HSG Nordhorn-Lingen |
Geir Sveinsson (born 27 January 1964) is an Icelandic handball coach and former player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]
He was hired as the head coach of Akureyri Handboltafélag in January 2019.[3] In August the same year, he was hired as the head coach of HSG Nordhorn-Lingen.[4]
In July 2022, he was hired as the mayor of Hveragerði.[5] He stepped down as mayor in March 2024.[6]