Þórir Hergeirsson
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| Þórir Hergeirsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Þórir in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 27 April 1964 Selfoss, Iceland | ||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Norway | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
-1986 | Selfoss | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Elverum | |||
| Gjerpen | |||
| Nærbø IL | |||
2001-2009 | Norway (assistant) | ||
2009-present | Norway | ||
Medal record | |||
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[edit]
Þórir was born and raised in Selfoss.[2][3]
Playing career[edit]
Þórir played for Selfoss handball team until 1986. He moved to Norway in 1986 to study at Norges Idrettshøgskole (Norwegian School of Sport Sciences). He played therefore for a short while in Norway before fully focusing on his coaching career.[4]
Coaching career[edit]
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]
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]
Achievements[edit]
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
Personal life[edit]
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
On 21 March 2017, Þórir was made a Knight 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Thorir Hergeirsson – Profile" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (6 December 2011). "Þórir Hergeirsson: Mun syngja báða þjóðsöngvana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (22 December 2014). "Eitt stórt ævintýri frá fyrsta degi framt il þess síðasta". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sigurinn á EM toppurinn á ferlinum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 26 March 2005. p. 34. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Andresen, Svein (16 April 2009). "Thorir Hergeirsson ny sjef for Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ Larsen, Jan-Erik (16 April 2009). "Hergeirsson overtar etter Breivik". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (17 April 2009). "Ég er stoltur og þakklátur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 1C. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (8 August 2021). "Þórir hlaut tólftu verðlaunin sem þjálfari Noregs". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Ny sjef, gammel oppskrift". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). NTB. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (22 August 2016). "Sveitamennska af Suðurlandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Missti móður sína degi fyrir mótið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Opsal, Signe; Fossum, Øystein (6 March 2015). "Islandske Maria Thorisdottir (22) debuterte mot Island" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (22 August 2021). "Molakaffi: Þórir í nýju hlutverki á Selfossi, Grímur með ÍBV, Bjarki, Aron, de Vargas". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Lögreglustjórinn er kominn á bekkinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Otterdal, Øystein; Kalstad, Lise Marit (22 March 2017). "Nå kan Thorir Hergeirsson kalle seg "ridder"" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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