Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir

Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir (born 24 May 1986) is an Icelandic former handball player and a former member of the Icelandic national team.[2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Rakel Dögg.
Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir
Personal information
Born (1986-05-24) 24 May 1986
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Central back
Club information
Current club Stjarnan
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Iceland 102 (304[1])
Teams managed
Years Team
2019–2020
 Stjarnan (assistant)
2020–
 Stjarnan
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 25 February 2018

She last played for Stjarnan in October 2017 in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna when she received a blow to the head and suffered a concussion.[3] She had previously retired in 2014 due to similar head injuries but later returned to the court.[4]

In April 2018, Rakel was hired as the co-head coach of Stjarnan, along with Sebastian Alexandersson.[5] She is now the current head coach is for Stjarnan, since March 2020.[6]

References
  1. "A landslið kvenna". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. "Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  3. "Rakel tekur enga áhættu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 October 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (23 January 2018). "Óvíst hvort Rakel snúi aftur á völlinn: „Sný aldrei alveg baki við handboltanum"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (19 April 2018). "Sebastian og Rakel taka við Stjörnunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. "Rakel Dögg tekur við Stjörnunni". RÚV (in Icelandic). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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