Icelandic handball club
Valur Full name Knattspyrnufélagið Valur Short name Valur Founded 1911; 113 years ago (1911 ) Arena N1 höllin Head coach Óskar Bjarni Óskarsson League Úrvalsdeild karla Club colours Website Official site
The Valur men's handball is an Iceland professional team handball club from Reykjavík , that plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla .
History The Valur men's handball team has a long history in Icelandic handball, the club is one of the most successful in the sport in Iceland : no team has won the Icelandic Championship and the Icelandic Cup as many times as the Valur men's team. The team's greatest achievement was undoubtedly reaching the final of the EHF Champions League in 1980, which it lost against the German TV Grosswallstadt . The final was played in the Munich Olympic Hall and was lost 21:12. Since then, no Icelandic club team has reached the finals of a European competition.
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Previous Squads
2016–2017 Team
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Nationality
Player
Birth Date
Position
1
Iceland Daniel Andri Valtysson
(1996-08-27 ) 27 August 1996 (age 27) Goalkeeper
3
Iceland Orri Freyr Gislason
(1988-05-29 ) 29 May 1988 (age 35) Line Player
4
Iceland Olafur Aegir Olafsson
(1995-10-28 ) 28 October 1995 (age 28) Right Back
5
Iceland Heidar Adalsteinsson
(1988-08-29 ) 29 August 1988 (age 35) Left Winger
6
Iceland Atli Karl Bachmann
(1991-01-17 ) 17 January 1991 (age 33) Right Back
7
Iceland Thorgils Jon Svölu Baldursson
(1997-05-31 ) 31 May 1997 (age 26) Line Player
8
Iceland Atli Mar Baruson
(1991-06-17 ) 17 June 1991 (age 32) Central Back
9
Iceland Alexander Masson
(1998-07-26 ) 26 July 1998 (age 25) Left Winger
10
Iceland Vignir Stefansson
(1990-06-21 ) 21 June 1990 (age 33) Left Winger
11
Croatia Josip Jurić-Grgić
(1995-04-04 ) 4 April 1995 (age 29) Left Back
12
Iceland Sigurdur Ingiberg Olafsson
(1992-08-26 ) 26 August 1992 (age 31) Goalkeeper
14
Iceland Bjarni Valdimarsson
(1998-11-29 ) 29 November 1998 (age 25) Left Back
15
Iceland Alexander Örn Juliusson
(1994-10-17 ) 17 October 1994 (age 29) Left Back
16
Iceland Hlynur Morthens
(1975-12-12 ) 12 December 1975 (age 48) Goalkeeper
18
Iceland Sturla Magnusson
(1996-10-02 ) 2 October 1996 (age 27) Line Player
19
Iceland Sveinn Aron Sveinsson
(1993-03-04 ) 4 March 1993 (age 31) Right Winger
21
Iceland Helgi Karl Gudjonsson
(1995-02-06 ) 6 February 1995 (age 29) Left Winger
27
Iceland Sveinn Jose Rivera
(1998-03-19 ) 19 March 1998 (age 26) Line Player
33
Iceland Ýmir Örn Gíslason (1997-07-01 ) 1 July 1997 (age 26) Line Player
34
Iceland Anton Rúnarsson
(1988-07-20 ) 20 July 1988 (age 35) Central Back
44
Iceland Sigurvin Jarl Armannsson
(1996-10-18 ) 18 October 1996 (age 27) Left Winger
58
Iceland Markus Bjornsson
(1998-01-15 ) 15 January 1998 (age 26) Right Back
2007–2008 Team
Shirt No
Nationality
Player
Birth Date
Position
1
Iceland Ingvar Gudmundsson
(1988-07-20 ) 20 July 1988 (age 35) Goalkeeper
3
Iceland Orri Freyr Gislason
(1988-05-29 ) 29 May 1988 (age 35) Line Player
4
Iceland Kristjan Karlsson
(1984-05-02 ) 2 May 1984 (age 40) Right Winger
5
Iceland David Höskuldsson
(1981-01-30 ) 30 January 1981 (age 43) Left Winger
6
Iceland Hjalti Palmason
(1981-05-06 ) 6 May 1981 (age 43) Left Back
7
Iceland Baldvin Porsteinsson
(1983-11-22 ) 22 November 1983 (age 40) Left Winger
8
Iceland Markus Mani Michaelsson-Maute
(1981-06-17 ) 17 June 1981 (age 42) Left Back
9
Iceland Anton Rúnarsson
(1988-07-20 ) 20 July 1988 (age 35) Central Back
10
Iceland Gunnar Hardarson
(1986-01-14 ) 14 January 1986 (age 38) Line Player
11
Iceland Ingvar Arnason
(1986-07-15 ) 15 July 1986 (age 37) Line Player
12
Iceland Olafur Haukur Gislason
(1981-03-08 ) 8 March 1981 (age 43) Goalkeeper
13
Iceland Agir Jonsson
(1979-05-12 ) 12 May 1979 (age 44) Line Player
14
Iceland Sigfus Pall Sigfusson
(1986-02-01 ) 1 February 1986 (age 38) Central Back
15
Iceland Elvar Fridriksson
(1986-06-12 ) 12 June 1986 (age 37) Left Back
16
Iceland Palmar Petursson
(1984-11-22 ) 22 November 1984 (age 39) Goalkeeper
17
Iceland Arnór Þór Gunnarsson (1987-10-23 ) 23 October 1987 (age 36) Right Winger
18
Iceland Ernir Hrafn Arnarson
(1986-11-13 ) 13 November 1986 (age 37) Right Back
20
Iceland Birkir Marinosson
(1988-09-16 ) 16 September 1988 (age 35) Right Winger
23
Iceland Fannar Fridgeirsson
(1987-06-03 ) 3 June 1987 (age 36) Central Back
66
Iceland Atli Steinthorsson
(1980-12-02 ) 2 December 1980 (age 43) Line Player
Accomplishments Domestic Úrvalsdeild karla Winner (24) : 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2021, 2022Icelandic Men's Handball Cup Winner (12) : 1974, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022International European record European Cup and Champions League EHF ranking As of 12/10/2022 [6] Former club members Notable former players Former coaches References
^ "Handbolti - Leikmenn - Meistaraflokkur karla - Knattspyrnufélagið Valur". www.valur.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 March 2024 . ^ https://www.valur.is/frett/22208/2024/01/25/benni-til-noregs.aspx
^ https://www.valur.is/frett/21777/2023/07/14/alexander-petersson-ad-hlidarenda.aspx
^ https://www.visir.is/g/20232432061d/sti-ven-til-lids-vid-ben-fi-ca
^ https://www.valur.is/frett/21620/2023/04/24/arnor-snaer-oskarsson-til-rhein-neckar-lowen.aspx
^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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Óskar Bjarni Óskarsson
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Croatia
Finalist
Brentwood'72 HC
HK Drott
Atlético Madrid BM
TV Grosswallstadt
Dinamo Viktor Stavropol
Handballclub Fivers Margareten
Beşiktaş JK
Górnik Zabrze
ØIF Arendal
Alexander Petersson (2023–)
Stiven Tobar Valencia (2017-2023)
Josip Jurić-Grgić (2016-2017)
Martin Nagy (2020-2021)
Motoki Sakai (2021-2023)