Logi Geirsson

Logi Eldon Geirsson (born 10 October 1982 in Reykjavík) is a retired Icelandic handballer. His retirement was due to successive shoulder injuries.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Logi.
Logi Geirsson
Geirsson in 2008
Personal information
Born (1982-10-10) 10 October 1982
Reykjavík
Sport
SportHandball
Medal record
Representing  Iceland
Men's Handball
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing Team competition
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2010 AustriaTeam competition

Raised in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. He's the son of former Icelandic star Geir Hallsteinsson, who also played as a professional handballer during his playing career.

He started his playing career with multiple Icelandic champions, FH Hafnarfjörður. After playing with the FH first team for a couple of years, Logi was sold to TBV Lemgo and finally got into the Icelandic national team. However, he did not get many chances for the Icelandic national team until Viggó Sigurðsson took over from Guðmundur Guðmundsson after the 2004 Olympic Games.


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