Kristján Arason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Kristján.
Kristján Arason
Personal information
Born (1961-07-23) 23 July 1961 (age 63)
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Right back
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1985
 FH
1985–1986
 VfL Hameln
1986–1988
 VfL Gummersbach
1988–1991
 Teka Santander
1991–1994
 FH
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Iceland 245 (1123)
Teams managed
1991–1994
 FH
1994–1996
 TSV Bayer Dormagen
1996–1997
 SG Wallau/Massenheim
2010–2012
 FH

Kristján Arason (born 23 July 1961) is a former member of Icelandic national handball team.[1] He is the husband of Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, a well-known figure in Icelandic politics.[2][3] He ranked fourth in IHF's list of the world's best handball players in the year 1989.[4] He won the Icelandic championship with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (FH) as a coach in 2011.

Basketball

Before fully focusing on handball, Kristján played various other sports, including basketball. He was a member of the Iceland junior national basketball teams and won the 2. deild karla with Haukar in 1981.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
  2. ^ "Eyjan » Kristján Arason fékk 900 milljóna kúlulán hjá Kaupþingi árið 2006". eyjan.is. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009.
  3. ^ Kristján Arason til Capacent Archived 2010-01-16 at the Wayback Machine Pressan 6 May 2009
  4. ^ a b Þorgrímur Þráinsson (1 October 1989). "Á bak við tjöldin". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 40–53. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Verða Haukar alls staðar í úrslitum?". Vísir. 26 March 1981. p. 6. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon


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