Róbert Sighvatsson
Player information | |
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Full name | Róbert Þór Sighvatsson |
birthday | November 13, 1972 |
place of birth | |
citizenship | Icelandic |
height | 1.92 m |
Playing position | Circular rotor |
Throwing hand | right |
Clubs as active | |
from ... to | society |
- | Mosfellsbær |
-1996 | Víkingur Reykjavík |
1996-1997 | TuS Schutterwald |
1997-2001 | TSV Bayer Dormagen |
2001-2002 | HSG Düsseldorf |
2002-2007 | HSG Wetzlar |
National team | |
Games (goals) | |
Iceland | 160 (243) |
Clubs as coaches | |
from ... to | society |
10/2006–2/2007 | HSG Wetzlar |
- | Víkingur Reykjavík |
As of September 10, 2014 |
Róbert Þór Sighvatsson (born November 13, 1972 ) is an Icelandic handball coach and former handball player . He took part in the 2004 Olympic Games with the Icelandic national team.
Career
Róbert Sighvatsson played in his home country for Mosfellsbær and Víkingur Reykjavík . In 1996 he moved to the German handball Bundesliga . After he played a season at TuS Schutterwald , the 1.92 meter long circle runner ran from 1997 for TSV Bayer Dormagen . When Dormagen voluntarily withdrew to the regional league in the summer of 2001 due to financial problems , Róbert Sighvatsson left the club and joined the second division HSG Düsseldorf . From 2002 to 2007 he played for the first division club HSG Wetzlar , where he led the training of the team from October 2006 after Dragan Marković's dismissal together with Wolfgang Klimpke until February 2007.
After the end of his playing career, Róbert Sighvatsson returned to Iceland, where he trades in building materials and also coaches the Víkingur Reykjavík team. He is married and has two sons.
Web links
- Róbert Sighvatsson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ hsi.is: A landslið karla , accessed on September 10, 2014
- ↑ hsg-duesseldorf.de: HSG Düsseldorf signs Robert Sighvatsson on November 5, 2001, accessed on September 10, 2014
- ↑ a b c Mittelhessen.de: Isländer has Deutschland im Blick from September 26, 2009, accessed on September 10, 2014
- ↑ a b c d rp-online.de: Róbert Sighvatsson back in Dormagen on October 28, 2005, accessed on September 10, 2014
- ↑ archiv.thw-handball.de: Opponents HSG Wetzlar season 2006/2007 , accessed on September 10, 2014
- ↑ archiv.thw-handball.de: Opponents HSG Wetzlar season 2007/2008 , accessed on September 10, 2014
- ↑ focus.de: Mudrow is training the HSG Wetzlar from February 16, 2007, accessed on September 10, 2014
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Róbert Sighvatsson |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Róbert Þór Sighvatsson |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic handball player and handball coach |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1972 |