Þórir Hergeirsson Explained

Þórir Hergeirsson
Birth Date:27 April 1964
Birth Place:Selfoss, Iceland
Nationality:Icelandic
Currentclub:Norway (coach)
Years1:-1986
Clubs1:Selfoss
Managerclubs1:Elverum
Managerclubs2:Gjerpen
Managerclubs3:Nærbø
Manageryears4:2001-2009
Managerclubs4:Norway (assistant)
Manageryears5:2009-present
Managerclubs5:Norway

Þórir Hergeirsson (Norwegian: Thorir Hergeirsson) (born 27 April 1964) is an Icelandic handball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Norwegian women's national team.[1]

Early life

Born on 27 April 1964, Þórir was born and raised in Selfoss.[2] [3]

Playing career

Þórir played for Selfoss handball team until 1986. He moved to Norway in 1986 to study at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. He played therefore for a short while in Norway before fully focusing on his coaching career.[4]

Coaching career

Þórir's first coaching experience was with Selfoss junior teams. Shortly after moving to Oslo in 1986 to further his education he was hired as the head coach of Elverum men's team.[4] He later coached at Gjerpen Håndball and Nærbø IL.[5] [6]

Þórir has been part of the Norway national coaching team since 2001,[4] and took over as head coach in April 2009,[7] [8] succeeding former head coach Marit Breivik.[9]

He led the Norwegian team to bronze medals at the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship, gold medals at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship, gold medals at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship, and gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

In August 2016, he won Bronze with Norway at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10] In December 2016, he guided the team to gold at the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship despite losing his mother the day before the tournament started.[11]

Þórir has been awarded the title Norwegian Sports Coach of the Year at Idrettsgallaen twice. His first win in 2007 was shared with Marit Breivik. In 2023 he won the award again.

Achievements

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Personal life

Þórir's daughter Maria Thorisdottir is a Norwegian international footballer.[12] Þórir's brother is Grímur Hergeirsson, himself a handball coach and former player.[13] [14]

He is the uncle of the Icelandic national team player Janus Daði Smárason.[15]

On 21 March 2017, Þórir was made a Knight 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thorir Hergeirsson – Profile. Norwegian Handball Federation. no. 17 April 2009.
  2. News: Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson . Þórir Hergeirsson: Mun syngja báða þjóðsöngvana . 8 August 2021 . . 6 December 2011 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Ívar Benediktsson . Eitt stórt ævintýri frá fyrsta degi framt il þess síðasta . 8 August 2021 . . 22 December 2014 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Sigurinn á EM toppurinn á ferlinum . 8 August 2021 . . 26 March 2005 . 34 . Icelandic.
  5. Web site: Thorir Hergeirsson ny sjef for Håndballjentene. Andresen. Svein. 16 April 2009. Norwegian Handball Federation. no. 17 April 2009.
  6. Web site: Hergeirsson overtar etter Breivik. Larsen. Jan-Erik. 16 April 2009. Stavanger Aftenblad. no. 17 April 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090421034810/http://www.aftenbladet.no/sport/handball/1014988/Hergeirsson_overtar_etter_Breivik.html. 21 April 2009.
  7. News: Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson . Ég er stoltur og þakklátur . 8 August 2021 . . 17 April 2009 . 1C . Icelandic.
  8. News: Valur Páll Eiríksson . Þórir hlaut tólftu verðlaunin sem þjálfari Noregs . 8 August 2021 . . 8 August 2021 . Icelandic.
  9. Web site: Ny sjef, gammel oppskrift. 16 April 2009. Stavanger Aftenblad. NTB. no. 17 April 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090420160324/http://www.aftenbladet.no/sport/1015003/Ny_sjef_gammel_oppskrift.html. 20 April 2009.
  10. News: Sindri Sverrisson . Sveitamennska af Suðurlandi . 8 August 2021 . . 22 August 2016 . 2 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Missti móður sína degi fyrir mótið . 8 August 2021 . . 19 December 2016 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Opsal . Signe . Fossum . Øystein . 6 March 2015 . Islandske Maria Thorisdottir (22) debuterte mot Island . NRK . . 7 March 2015 . Norwegian bokmål .
  13. News: Ívar Benediktsson . Molakaffi: Þórir í nýju hlutverki á Selfossi, Grímur með ÍBV, Bjarki, Aron, de Vargas . 23 August 2021 . Handbolti.is . 22 August 2021 . Icelandic.
  14. News: Lögreglustjórinn er kominn á bekkinn . 23 August 2021 . . 23 August 2021 . Icelandic.
  15. https://www.ruv.is/frettir/ithrottir/2022-11-03-verdur-heima-i-desember-i-fyrsta-sinn-sidan-2000
  16. News: Otterdal . Øystein . Kalstad . Lise Marit . 22 March 2017 . Nå kan Thorir Hergeirsson kalle seg "ridder" . . 2 June 2017 . Norwegian .