Snorri Guðjónsson

Snorri Guðjónsson
Personal information
Full name Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson
Born (1981-10-17) 17 October 1981
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Senior clubs
Years Team
1999–2003
 Valur
2003–2005
 TV Grosswallstadt
2005–2007
 GWD Minden
2007–2009
 GOG Svendborg TGI
2009–2010
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2010–2012
 AG København
2012–2014
 GOG
2014–2015
 Sélestat Alsace Handball
2015–2017
 USAM Nîmes
2017–2018
 Valur
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2016
 Iceland 257 (846)
Teams managed
2017–2023
 Valur
2023–
 Iceland
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingTeam
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2010 AustriaTeam

Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson (born 17 October 1981) is a former Icelandic handball player and the current coach of Iceland men's national handball team. He also played for the Icelandic national team, winning the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the bronze at the 2010 European Championships.[1]

Snorri has previously played for TV Grosswallstadt, GWD Minden, Rhein-Neckar Löwen and GOG.

He is the son of former sports journalist Guðjón Guðmundsson.[2]

At the 2026 European Championship he guided Iceland to a 4th place, losing to Denmark in the semifinal and Croatia in the third place playoff.[3] Later the same year he extended his contract with Iceland until after the 2032 Olympics.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Snorri sleppti böllunum, segir Gaupi pabbi". Vísir.is. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Mathias Sørensen (1 February 2026). "Kroatien vinder bronze – tysser på Boxen" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Svona kynnti HSÍ nýja samninginn við Snorra og Arnór" (in Icelandic). visir.is. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
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