| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ólafur Stefánsson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | AG København | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990-1992 | Valur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1996 | Valur | - | (-) |
| 1996–1998 | LTV Wuppertal | - | (-) |
| 1998–2003 | SC Magdeburg | - | (-) |
| 2003–2009 | BM Ciudad Real | - | (-) |
| 2009–2011 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 65 | (-) |
| 2011– | AG København | - | |
| National team | |||
| 1992- | Iceland | 315 | (1497) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:37, 17 January 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
|||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Iceland | ||
| Men's Handball | ||
| Summer Olympics | ||
| Silver | 2008 Beijing | Team competition |
| European Championship | ||
| Bronze | 2010 Austria | Team competition |
Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson (born July 3, 1973 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic handball player who currently plays for AG København in Denmark. He is the current captain for the Iceland national handball team. His demarcation is right back. He is considered to be one of the best handball players in the world.
As a player for his national team, he currently holds the record for the number of goals scored with a national handball team (over 1400 goals) ever. He is also one of the most enduring handball players of all times, being a field player since 1990.
He was voted Sports Personality of the Year in Iceland in 2002, 2003, 2008 and 2009.
Contents |
Stefánsson started in the Reykjavík sports club Valur and became champion of Iceland with that team 5 times. After Valur, he migrated to Germany, playing with LTV Wuppertal, then SC Magdeburg. In 2003, he played for the renowned handball team BM Ciudad Real in Spain, until 2009 where he went back to Germany to play with Rhein-Neckar Löwen.
In 1995, he was selected to play on the Iceland national handball team to take part in the world championships, which were held in Iceland.
He was captain for the national handball team on the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing (ending with the silver medal), and again on the 2010 European Championship where Iceland finished third.
He is the brother of Icelandic basketball player Jón Arnór Stefánsson, formerly of NBA's Dallas Mavericks.