Teitur Örn Einarsson

Teitur Örn Einarsson (born 23 September 1998) is an Icelandic handball player for IFK Kristianstad and the Icelandic national team.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Teitur.
Teitur Örn Einarsson
Personal information
Born (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998
Selfoss, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club IFK Kristianstad
Number 24
Senior clubs
Years Team
2015–2018
 Selfoss
2018–
 IFK Kristianstad
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–
 Iceland 17 (27)

He represented Iceland at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship and became top scorer of the tournament.[2][3]

Club career

Teitur Örn Einarsson made his debut for his boyhood club Selfoss in the 2015/2016 season where he helped his team secure a promotion to Úrvalsdeild.[4] In the summer of 2018 he moved to the Swedish Handbollsligan to IFK Kristianstad, where he signed a two-year contract.[5]

International career

Teitur was the top scorer of the 2017 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Georgia with 66 goals.[6] On 5 April 2018 he made his debut for the Icelandic national team in a 29–31 loss against Norway in a friendly.[7]

References
  1. EHF profile
  2. 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
  3. "A landsliði karla l 17 manna hópur til Munchen". hsi.is. 9 January 2019.
  4. "TEITUR ÖRN EINARSSON". selfoss.net. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. "Välkommen Teitur Örn Einarsson | Nyheter | IFK Kristianstad". ifkkristianstad.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  6. "Teitur Örn markahæstur allra – Vísir". visir.is. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  7. ehf, Torg (6 April 2018). "Þrír skoruðu fyrstu landsliðsmörkin". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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