Arnór Atlason

Arnór Atlason
Personal information
Born (1984-07-23) 23 July 1984
Akureyri, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back/Left back
Club information
Current club Aalborg Håndbold
Number 19
Senior clubs
0000–2004
2004–2006
2006–2010
2010–2012
2012–2013
2013–2016
2016–
KA Akureyri
SC Magdeburg
FCK Håndbold
AG København
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
Aalborg Håndbold
National team
  Iceland 178 (412)
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Arnór.

Arnór Atlason (born 23 July 1984) is an Icelandic handball player, currently playing for Aalborg Håndbold. He also plays for the Icelandic national handball team.[1]

Arnór proved to be one of the best players in his position during the 2008 Olympics, scoring 4 goals against France in the final.

Arnór was the top scorer for Iceland and fourth overall in the 2010 Handball European Championship, with 39 goals out of 66 shots (59%), behind Nikola Karabatic who had 40 goals out of 73 shots (55%). He was also the highest assister with 27 assists out of 8 games, with Nikola Karabatić behind with 25, Ivano Balić and Filip Jícha tied third with 24, however Jícha played two matches less games.

Arnór also had the second highest goals plus assists, with 66 goals created in 8 matches, behind Jícha with 77 out of 6 matches.

Arnór has been regarded as one of the best assisters of this generation, being a key player for the Icelandic national team and AG Copenhagen, often keeping Mikkel Hansen out of his natural position.

Hobbys

Arnór is a fan of Fram Reykjavik in Icelandic football and has been seen on couple of games supporting the club.

References

  1. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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