Björgvin Páll Gústavsson
Björgvin Páll Gustavsson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Hvammstangi, Iceland | 24 May 1985||
Nationality | Icelandic | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Skjern Håndbold | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2005–2007 | Fram Reykjavik | ||
2007–2009 | TV Bittenfeld | ||
2009–2011 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | ||
2011–2013 | SC Magdeburg | ||
2013–2017 | Bergischer HC | ||
2017–2018 | Haukar Handball | ||
2018– | Skjern Håndbold | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006– | Iceland | 198 | (10) |
Medal record
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Björgvin Páll Gustavsson (born 24 May 1985) is an Icelandic handball player for Skjern Håndbold and the Icelandic national team.[1][2]
Career
Gústavsson grew up in Kópavogur, the oldest child of five. He has two brothers, Axel Birgir and Margeir Felix, and two sisters, Berglind Sif and Helga Lind.
Björgvin started showing sports interest very quickly at the age of nine, Björgvin and his friend Steinþór Þorsteinsson started in handball with HK a team from Kópavogur but they transferred over to Víkingur because they never got to play, after two years with Vikingur they went back to HK. Handball was always sport number 1. He plays as a goalkeeper for the Icelandic National team.
Björgvin participated in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. Where he played in a big role as a goalkeeper having over 40 saves in the semi and quarter finals.
References
- ↑ "ISL Björgvin Pall Gustavsson". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Björgvin Gustavsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011.