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Ásgeir Örn Hallgrimsson
Personal information
Born (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Haukar
Number 14
Senior clubs
Years Team
2000–2005
 Haukar
2005–2007
 TBV Lemgo
2007–2010
 GOG Gudme
2010
 Faaborg HK
2010–2012
 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
2012–2014
 PSG Handball
2014–2018
 USAM Nîmes
2018–2020
 Haukar
National team
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2003-2018
 Iceland 247 (414)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Austria Team
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ásgeir.

Ásgeir Örn Hallgrimsson (born 17 February 1984) is an Icelandic former handball player. After starting his career with Haukar, [1] he went on to play several seasons professionally around Europe, including with GOG and TBV Lemgo. He announced his retirement following the 2019–2020 season. [2] [3]

Ásgeir played 247 games for the Icelandic national team, scoring 414 goals, [2] and competed with the team at the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. [4] [5]

References

  1. ^ "Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 January 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (20 April 2020). "Ásgeir Örn leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (9 December 2022). "Lemstraður eftir ferilinn og þarf að fara í mjaðmaskipti". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  5. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

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