Geir Eithun

Geir Eithun
Geir Eithun (2007)
portrait
birthday	November 12, 1979
place of birth	Førde , Norway
size	1.99 m
Indoor volleyball
position	attack
societies
2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009	Førde VBK (Norway) ASV Århus (Denmark) Rethymno (Greece) Beyşehir Belediyesi (Turkey) Resovia Rzeszów (Poland) Płomień Sosnowiec (Poland) Beauvais Oise (France)
beach volleyball
partner	2009–2010 various 2011 Vegard Høidalen 2012–2016 Iver Andreas Horrem 2015–2016 Lars Fredrik Tvinde 2016 Christian Sørum
successes
2013 - World Cup participant 2013 - Fifth FIVB Grand Slam Long Beach 2013 - European Fifth 2015 - Ninth FIVB Grand Slam St. Petersburg
As of March 1, 2018

Geir Eithun (born November 12, 1979 in Førde ) is a Norwegian volleyball and beach volleyball player .

Career

Hall

Eithun started playing volleyball in his hometown at VBK Førde. He then played for many different international clubs, first at the Danish ASV Århus and then in Rethymno on Crete. in the 2005/06 season he played for the Turkish club Beyşehir Belediyesi. In 2006 Eithun went to Poland, first to Resovia Rzeszów and in 2007 to Płomień Sosnowiec. Finally, in 2008, he landed at Beauvais Oise in France.

Beach

Eithun has been playing at international beach volleyball tournaments with various partners since 2009. At the Brasília Open 2011 Eithun first appeared with Vegard Høidalen . At the European Championships in their own country , Eithun / Hoidalen reached the knockout round as third in the group. In 2012 Eithun got together with Iver Andreas Horrem . At the 2013 World Cup in Stare Jabłonki, Eithun / Horrem were eliminated without a win after the preliminary round.

Web links

• Profile at the world association FIVB (English)
• Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)