Sverre Andreas Jakobsson

Sverre Jakobsson

Sverre Andreas Jakobsson, on May 12, 2007 in the Kölnarena
Player information
Full name	Sverre Andreas Jakobsson
Nickname	"Swidty"
birthday	February 8, 1977
place of birth	Oslo , Norway
citizenship	Icelandic
height	1.95 m
Playing position	Circular rotor
Throwing hand	right
Club information
society	KA Akureyri
Jersey number	14th
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
0000-0000	KA Akureyri
0000-0000	HK
0000-0000	UMF afturelding
0000-0000	New England Freeze
0000-2006	Fram Reykjavík
2006-2008	VfL Gummersbach
2008-2009	HK Kópavogur
2009-2014	TV Großwallstadt
2014–	KA Akureyri
National team
	Games (goals)
Iceland	182 (27)
As of May 8, 2015

Sverre Andreas Jakobsson (born February 8, 1977 in Oslo , Norway ) is an Icelandic handball player who plays for the Icelandic club KA Akureyri .

For the Icelandic national team , he has played 180 international matches and thrown 27 goals. At the 2007 Handball World Cup , he played ten games in which he scored two goals and finished third in the “Sinner Statistics” behind Oliver Roggisch and Alexei Rastworzew , with 22 penalty minutes. In Großwallstadt he is essentially only used in defense in the central block. If he goes into the attack, then as a cyclist . Jakobsson has a master's degree in international economics. At 1.95 m in length, it weighs 105 kg. He is nicknamed "Swidty". In summer 2012 he took part in the Olympic Games in London .

successes

• Icelandic champion with FRAM
• 8th place at the 2007 World Cup
• Olympic silver 2008

Web links

• Sverre Andreas Jakobsson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Sverre Andreas Jakobsson in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
• Farewell article at TVG on www.handball-world.com, from May 30, 2014

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ka-sport.is: Sverre Jakobsson nýjasti liðsmaður Akureyrar
2. ↑ hsi.is: A landslið karla
3. ↑ Penalty statistics from the 2007 World Cup
4. ↑ www.london2012.com: Iceland - Team Rosters , accessed August 1, 2012

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 .