Ómar Ingi Magnússon

Ómar Ingi Magnússon

Player information
birthday	March 12, 1997
place of birth	Selfoss , Iceland
citizenship	Icelandic
height	1.86 m
Playing position	Back right
Throwing hand	Left
Club information
society	SC Magdeburg
Jersey number	14th
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
0000–2014	UMF Selfoss
2014-2016	Valur Reykjavík
2016-2018	Aarhus Håndbold
2018-2020	Aalborg Håndbold
2020–	SC Magdeburg
National team
	Games (goals)
Iceland	17 (49)
As of August 11, 2020

Ómar Ingi Magnússon (born March 12, 1997 in Selfoss ) is an Icelandic handball player who belongs to the squad of the Icelandic national team.

Career

Ómar Ingi Magnússon initially played for the Icelandic club UMF Selfoss . In the summer of 2014, the left-hander moved to Valur Reykjavík . With Valur he won the Icelandic Cup in 2016. In summer 2016, the backcourt player joined the Danish first division club Aarhus Håndbold . From the 2018/19 season he was under contract with league rivals Aalborg Håndbold . With Aalborg he won the Danish Cup competition in 2018 and the Danish championship in 2019 and 2020. For the 2020/21 season he moved to the German Bundesliga club SC Magdeburg .

Ómar Ingi Magnússon won the bronze medal at the U-19 World Cup in 2015 . He also finished third in the tournament's top scorer list. He is now a member of the Icelandic national team. With his country he took part in the 2017 World Cup in France.

Web links

• Ómar Ingi Magnússon in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
• Player portrait of Ómar Ingi Magnússon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ hsi.is: A landslið karla , accessed on January 13, 2018
2. ↑ mbl.is: Félagaskipti í handboltanum , accessed on January 13, 2018
3. ↑ valur.is: Bikarmeistarar 2016 , accessed on January 13, 2018
4. ↑ ^{a b} handball-world.news: The "new Stefansson": Portrait of Icelandic young star Magnusson , accessed on January 13, 2018
5. ↑ mbl.is: Ómar Ingi samdi við Aalborg , accessed on January 13, 2018
6. ↑ sport.tv2.dk: Aalborg vinder historisk cup title efter stort drama , accessed on March 17, 2019
7. ↑ handball-world.news: Aalborg secures championship in the decisive third game , accessed on June 10, 2019
8. ↑ scm-handball.de: SC Magdeburg confirms Omar Ingi Magnusson's commitment from 2020 , accessed on June 19, 2019
9. ↑ ihf.info: 25th Men's World Championship 2017 , accessed on January 13, 2018

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .