Björgvin Páll Gústavsson

Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (born 24 May 1985) is an Icelandic handball player that plays as a goalkeeper.

Björgvin Páll Gústavsson
Personal information
Born (1985-05-24) 24 May 1985
Hvammstangi, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Valur (club)
Number 1
Senior clubs
Years Team
2005–2007
Fram Reykjavik
2007–2009
TV Bittenfeld
2009–2011
Kadetten Schaffhausen
2011–2013
SC Magdeburg
2013–2017
Bergischer HC
2017–2018
Haukar Handball
2018–2020
Skjern Håndbold
2020
Haukar Handball
2021-
Valur
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–
Iceland 252 (21)
Teams managed
2022–
Bergischer (goalkeeping coach)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingTeam
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2010 Austria

Background

Björgvin grew up in Kópavogur. He has two brothers, Axel Birgir, and Margeir Felix, and two sisters, Berglind Sif, and Helga Lind. Björgvin describes himself as sharing a very special bond with Berglind and often talks about how she inspired him.

Career

Björgvin started showing interest sports interest at the age of nine. Björgvin and his friend Steinþór Þorsteinsson started in handball with HK, a team from Kópavogur, but they transferred to Víkingur; after two years with Víkingur they returned to HK.

He participated in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing as a goalkeeper for the Icelandic national handball team. He played a significant role as goalkeeper, making 75 saves in the tournament and aiding in the teams progression to the finals of the tournament. Iceland was defeated by France with a score of 28-23 in the final, finishing the tournament with Iceland's best ever result, a silver medal.

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