Kristján Andrésson | |
Birth Date: | 27 March 1981 |
Birth Place: | Eskilstuna, Sweden |
Nationality: | Icelandic Swedish |
Height: | 1.82 m |
Position: | Centre back |
Years1: | –1999 |
Clubs1: | HK Eskil |
Years2: | 1999–2005 |
Clubs2: | IF Guif |
Nationalyears1: | 2004 |
Nationalteam1: | Iceland |
Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
Nationalgoals1: | 10 |
Manageryears1: | 2007–2016 |
Managerclubs1: | Eskilstuna Guif |
Manageryears2: | 2016–2020 |
Managerclubs2: | Sweden |
Manageryears3: | 2019–2020 |
Managerclubs3: | Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
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.