Aron Pálmarsson
| Aron Pálmarsson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
19 July 1990 Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | ||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Telekom Veszprém | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2009 | FH Hafnarfjördur | ||
| 2009–2015 | THW Kiel | ||
| 2015–2018 | Telekom Veszprém | ||
| 2018– | FC Barcelona Lassa | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008– | Iceland | 105 | (407) |
Medal record
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Aron Pálmarsson (born 19 July 1990) is an Icelandic handball player who plays for Telekom Veszprém and for the Icelandic national handball team.He played a big part for the team as they earned a bronze medal at the 2010 European handball championship in Austria.[1]
He gained attention while playing for the team FH Hafnarfjörður before he transferred to THW Kiel.
On 29 December 2012 Aron won the award "Best athlete of the year 2012".
Honours
FH Hafnarfjörður
Aron played his first game for FH only aged 15 years old against ÍBV in March 2006. FH won the game 30–28 and the young player managed to score one goal.
In the season 2007/08 Aron was one of the key players when FH won the 1.deild and won promotion to úrvalsdeild. Aron scored 130 goals in 22 games.
The 2008/09 season was very successful for Aron. Aron scored 115 goals in 16 games. FH finished 5th in the league. He was voted the most promising player, the best offensive player and was selected in the team of the season. He was also selected in the Iceland national handball team.
After Aron was brought to Kiel FH awarded him with their Golden award for his successful career with FH.
THW Kiel
- Bundesliga: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- German Cup: 2011, 2012
- DHB-Supercup: 2011
- Champions League: 2010, 2012
MVM Veszprém KC
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2016
- Magyar Kupa: 2016
- SEHA League: 2016
International
- 3rd place at 2010 European Championship
Individual
- Selected Rookie of the year in Bundesliga 2010
- Selected in 2012 Olympic Games All Star Team
- Selected athlete of the year in Iceland 2012
- Awarded FH Gold Badge
References
- ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
External links
- Aron Pálmarssons profile at the-provinzial.de
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