Róbert Gunnarsson

Róbert Gunnarsson

Róbert Gunnarsson on February 20, 2008 in the Kölnarena
Player information
birthday	May 22, 1980
place of birth	Reykjavík , Iceland
citizenship	Icelandic
height	1.91 m
Playing position	Circular rotor
Throwing hand	right
Club information
society	Career ended
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
0000-0000	Fylkir Reykjavík
0000-0000	Fram Reykjavík
0000–2005	Aarhus GF
2005-2010	VfL Gummersbach
2010–2012	Rhine-Neckar lion
2012-2016	Paris Saint-Germain
2016-2018	Århus Håndbold
National team
	Games (goals)
Iceland	276 (773)
Status: May 24, 2018

Róbert Gunnarsson (born May 22, 1980 in Reykjavík ) is a former Icelandic handball player . The circle runner played for the Icelandic men's national handball team , for which he played 276 international matches and threw 773 goals.

Career

Gunnarsson started playing handball in Fylkir and later moved to Fram Reykjavík . He came to VfL Gummersbach in 2005 via the Danish club Århus GF, with whom he won the EHF Cup in 2009 and the European Cup Winners ' Cup in 2010 . In December 2009, his move to the Rhein-Neckar Löwen at the end of the 2009/10 season was announced. After two years with the Lions, he moved to the French first division club Paris Saint-Germain . With Paris he won the championship in 2013, 2015 and 2016 and the French Cup in 2014 and 2015. In summer 2016 he returned to Århus. He ended his career after the 2017/18 season.

He took part with Iceland at the 2007 World Cup in Germany and was eliminated from Denmark in the quarter-finals. At the 2008 Olympics , he won the silver medal. In 2010 Gunnarsson reached 3rd place at the European Championships in Austria . In summer 2012 he took part in the Olympic Games in London .

Private

He and his girlfriend Svala have two daughters and a son.

Bundesliga record

season	society	Division	Games	Gates	7 meters	Field gates
2005/2006	VfL Gummersbach	Bundesliga	34	112	0	112
2006/2007	VfL Gummersbach	Bundesliga	33	125	0	125
2007/2008	VfL Gummersbach	Bundesliga	33	139	2	137
2008/2009	VfL Gummersbach	Bundesliga	33	135	0	135
2009/2010	VfL Gummersbach	Bundesliga	33	103	0	103
2010/2011	Rhine-Neckar lion	Bundesliga	34	54	0	54
2011/2012	Rhine-Neckar lion	Bundesliga	34	43	0	43
2005–2012	Bundesliga	total	234	711	2	709

Róbert Gunnarsson in a Bundesliga match

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Web links

Commons : Róbert Gunnarsson  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Róbert Gunnarsson in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
• Róbert Gunnarsson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ hsi.is: A landslið karla
2. ↑ Róbert Gunnarsson changes to the lions. In: Official homepage of the Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Rhein-Neckar Löwen GmbH, December 17, 2009, accessed December 18, 2009 . 
3. ↑ Robert Gunnarsson says goodbye - to the city of love. handball-world.com, June 7, 2012, accessed June 7, 2012 . 
4. ↑ Århus Håndbold henter rekordtopscorer hjem fra Paris. fyens.dk, February 10, 2016, accessed on February 22, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Former HBL professional Robert Gunnarsson retires. handball-world.news, May 24, 2018, accessed on May 24, 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 .