Þórir Hergeirsson

Þórir Hergeirsson (Norwegian: Thorir Hergeirsson) (born 27 April 1964) is an Icelandic handball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Norwegian women's national team.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þórir.
Þórir Hergeirsson
Þórir in 2015
Personal information
Born (1964-04-27) 27 April 1964
Selfoss, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Club information
Current club Norway
Senior clubs
Years Team
-1986
 Selfoss
Teams managed
 Elverum
 Gjerpen
 Nærbø IL
2001-2009
 Norway (assistant)
2009-present
 Norway
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2009 China
Gold medal – first place2011 Brazil
Gold medal – first place2015 Denmark
Silver medal – second place2017 Germany
Gold medal – first place2021 Spain
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2010 Denmark and Norway
Silver medal – second place2012 Serbia
Gold medal – first place2014 Hungary and Croatia
Gold medal – first place2016 Sweden
Gold medal – first place2020 Denmark
Gold medal – first place2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro

Early life

Þórir was born and raised in Selfoss.[2][3]

Playing career

Þórir played for Selfoss handball team until 1986. He later played for a short while in Norway before fully focusing on his coaching career.[4]

Coaching career

Þórir's first coaching experience was with Selfoss junior teams. Shortly after moving to Oslo in 1986 to further his education he was hired as the head coach of Elverum men's team.[4] He later coached at Gjerpen Håndball and Nærbø IL.[5][6]

Þórir has been part of the Norway national coaching team since 2001,[4] and took over as head coach in April 2009,[7][8] succeeding former head coach Marit Breivik.[9]

In August 2016, he won Bronze with Norway at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10] In December 2016, he guided the team to gold at the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship despite losing his mother the day before the tournament started.[11]

Achievements

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Personal life

Þórir's daughter Maria Thorisdottir is a Norwegian international footballer.[12] Þórir's brother is Grímur Hergeirsson, himself a handball coach and former player.[13][14]

On 21 March 2017, Þórir was made a Knight 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.[15]

References
  1. "Thorir Hergeirsson – Profile" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  2. Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (6 December 2011). "Þórir Hergeirsson: Mun syngja báða þjóðsöngvana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. Ívar Benediktsson (22 December 2014). "Eitt stórt ævintýri frá fyrsta degi framt il þess síðasta". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. "Sigurinn á EM toppurinn á ferlinum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 26 March 2005. p. 34. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. Andresen, Svein (16 April 2009). "Thorir Hergeirsson ny sjef for Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  6. Larsen, Jan-Erik (16 April 2009). "Hergeirsson overtar etter Breivik". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  7. Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (17 April 2009). "Ég er stoltur og þakklátur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 1C. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. Valur Páll Eiríksson (8 August 2021). "Þórir hlaut tólftu verðlaunin sem þjálfari Noregs". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. "Ny sjef, gammel oppskrift". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). NTB. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  10. Sindri Sverrisson (22 August 2016). "Sveitamennska af Suðurlandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  11. "Missti móður sína degi fyrir mótið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  12. Opsal, Signe; Fossum, Øystein (6 March 2015). "Islandske Maria Thorisdottir (22) debuterte mot Island" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  13. Ívar Benediktsson (22 August 2021). "Molakaffi: Þórir í nýju hlutverki á Selfossi, Grímur með ÍBV, Bjarki, Aron, de Vargas". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. "Lögreglustjórinn er kominn á bekkinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  15. Otterdal, Øystein; Kalstad, Lise Marit (22 March 2017). "Nå kan Thorir Hergeirsson kalle seg "ridder"" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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