Axel Axelsson (handball player)

Axel Axelsson

Player information
Full name	Axel Sölvi Axelsson
birthday	July 25, 1951
place of birth
citizenship	Icelandic
height	1.90 m
Playing position	Back left
Throwing hand	right
Club information
society	Career ended
Clubs in the youth
from ... to	society
1963-1970	Fram Reykjavík
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
1970-1974	Fram Reykjavík
1974-1980	TSV Grün-Weiß Dankersen
1980-3 / 1981	Fram Reykjavík
3 / 1981-1983	TSV Grün-Weiß Dankersen
1983–	UMF afturelding
National team
Debut on	1st December 1971
against	Yugoslavia in Reykjavík
	Games (goals)
Iceland	84 (328)
Clubs as coaches
from ... to	society
1983–0000	UMF Afturelding (player-coach)
0000-0000	UMF Afturelding (Co-Trainer)
1999-3 / 2000	ÍR Reykjavík (women)
0000-0000	UMF Afturelding (Co-Trainer)
As of February 10, 2018

Axel Sölvi Axelsson (born July 25, 1951 ) is a former Icelandic handball player and coach . The 1.90 meter tall left backcourt player became German champion with TSV Grün-Weiß Dankersen .

Career

Axel Axelsson started playing handball at Fram Reykjavík when he was twelve . At the age of 17 he played for the first team and was Icelandic champion with the club in 1970 and 1972. In 1974 he was Úrvalsdeild's top scorer with 106 goals and vice-cup winner after a 16:24 final defeat by Valur Reykjavík . He then moved to the German Bundesliga for TSV Grün-Weiß Dankersen, where he was the first foreigner to go down in the club's history. After two runner-up championships in 1975 and 1976, he won the championship with the club in 1977. In the final against TV Großwallstadt , Axel was the winning goal scorer. He scored the goal with a penalty of seven meters 45 seconds before the end to make it 21:20. At first he had thrown the penalty throw against the crossbar, but since the referees had not yet approved the execution, it had to be repeated. In 1975, 1976 and 1979 he was also DHB Cup winner with Dankersen . The 1976 European Cup final was lost at BM Granollers after extra time. Although he was injured frequently in his first two years in Minden , he was GWD's top scorer three times. Before his return to Fram Reykjavík in 1980, a farewell game was played with TuS Nettelstedt in his honor and according to his wishes . The two strongly rival clubs had completely renounced friendship games since Herbert Lübking's move in 1970. Axel returned to Dankersen in March 1981, but could not prevent relegation to the 2nd Bundesliga . The direct resurgence could be celebrated in the following season. In October 1982 he tore his Achilles tendon.

In 1983 he finally returned to Iceland and became player -coach at UMF Afturelding , for which he later also worked as an assistant coach. From the summer of 1999 until his resignation in March 2000, he was the coach of the women's team at ÍR Reykjavík .

Axel made his debut on December 1, 1971 against Yugoslavia in Reykjavík for the Icelandic national team . He made a total of 84 international matches in which he scored 328 goals. He took part in the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1974 World Cup. He was previously a youth and junior national player.

successes

• Icelandic champion (2): 1970, 1972
  • Icelandic runner-up (2): 1969, 1973
• German champion (1): 1977
  • German runner-up (2): 1975 , 1976
  • Icelandic Cup Winner (1): 1974
• DHB Cup winners (3): 1975 , 1976 , 1979
  • Vice European Cup Winner (1): 1976
• Promotion to the Bundesliga (1): 1982
• Top scorer of the Úrvalsdeild (1): 1974

Others

Axel Axelsson is a trained industrial clerk. Between the ages of six and 17 he played soccer and, after his handball career, golf . His wife Kristbjörg Magnúsdóttir was also an Icelandic national handball player (an international match). During their time together in Minden, she played for TuS Eintracht Minden and was also German champion in 1975 and 1976 and DHB Cup winner in 1977 .

Web links

• Axel Axelsson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Köhler, Jürgen: Axel Axelsson: The time for reconciliation seems ripe to me. MT conversation with the Icelander returning home / three times GWD top scorer / rebuilding at Fram . In: Mindener Tageblatt , No. 121, May 27, 1980, p. 18.
2. ↑ Statistics of the Icelandic handball association (A international men’s games)
3. ↑ Statistics of the Icelandic Handball Federation (A-international women)

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 .