Gunnar Steinn Jónsson
Gunnar Steinn Jónsson (born May 4, 1987 in Akureyri ) is a handball player from Iceland .
The 1.92 meter tall and 90 kilogram heavy backcourt player initially played for the Icelandic club HK Kópavogur . From 2009 he was under contract with HK Drott . In the summer of 2012, Gunnar Steinn Jónsson joined the French first division club HBC Nantes . For the 2014/15 season he moved to the German Bundesliga club VfL Gummersbach , where he received a contract until 2016. From summer 2016 he played for the Swedish club IFK Kristianstad . With Kristianstad he won the Swedish championship in 2017 and 2018. For the 2018/19 season he joined the Danish first division club Ribe-Esbjerg HH .
For the Icelandic national team he was in the extended squad for the 2011 World Cup , he has played 42 international matches and scored 36 goals.
Web links
- Gunnar Jónsson in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Gunnar Steinn æfir HJA Drott" www.mbl.is, May 9th 2009
- ↑ “Nantes obliges Icelandic playmakers”, www.handball-world.com, March 29, 2012
- ↑ www.vfl-gummersbach.de Setting the course for the VfL future ( memento of March 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) of March 6, 2014, accessed on March 6, 2014
- ↑ handball-world.com: Kristianstad signs Bundesliga playmakers on April 15, 2016, accessed on April 15, 2016
- ↑ handball-world.com: Ex-Gummersbacher Steinn Jonsson changes to the Danish league on June 13, 2018, accessed on June 13, 2018
- ↑ IHF.info, World Cup 2011 team squad (PDF; 193 kB)
- ↑ hsi.is: A landslið karla , accessed on June 13, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gunnar Steinn Jónsson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4th 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Akureyri |