Alexander Petersson
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Born | (1980-07-02) 2 July 1980 (age 43) Riga, Latvia SSR | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Latvian/Icelandic | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Right back | ||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||
Current club | Valur | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
0000–1998 | Riga | ||||||||||||||||
1998–2003 | Grótta/KR | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | HSG Düsseldorf | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | TV Großwallstadt | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Füchse Berlin | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2021 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||||||||||||||||
2021 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | MT Melsungen | ||||||||||||||||
2023– | Valur | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | → Al Arabi | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2021 | Iceland | 186 | (725) | ||||||||||||||
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Alexander Petersson (Latvian: Aleksandrs Pētersons; born 2 July 1980) is a Latvian-born Icelandic handball player for Valur. He was a member of the Icelandic national team from 2005 to 2021, appearing in 186 games.[1][2]
Alexander was voted the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 2010 by the Icelandic Sport Press Association. He is of Latvian and Baltic German origin.[3]
Early life
Alexander was born in Riga in Latvia SSR in 1980.[4] He emigrated to Iceland aged 18 in 1998 to play for Grótta/KR. In 2005, he played for the Iceland men's national handball team for the first time.[5]
After having retired following the 2021-2022 season, Alexander made a comeback a year later, signing with Valur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla on 13 July 2023.[6]
Personal life
Alexander's wife is Eivor Pála Blöndal who played 13 games for the Iceland women's national handball team.[7][8] His son Lúkas Petersson is a professional footballer in Germany.[9]
Individual awards
- Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year: 2010
- All-Star Right back of the World Championship: 2011
References
- ^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (12 June 2022). "Glæsilegum ferli Alexanders lauk í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Ingi Þór Ágústsson (26 May 2022). "Alexander Petersson leggur skóna á hilluna". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ Atli Arason (25 May 2022). "Alexander Petersson leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Alexander Petersson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Alexander Petersson í Val". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (8 January 2021). "HM: Alexander Petersson". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (5 April 2007). "Allt lagt í sölurnar til að fara upp". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. D1. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ PlÖsser, Kai (2023-08-16). "Lúkas Petersson: Auf Umwegen zum Torwart bei der TSG Hoffenheim II". Mannheimer-Morgen (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
External links
- Alexander Petersson at the European Handball Federation
- Alexander Petersson at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)
- Alexander Petersson at Olympedia
- Alexander Peterssons profile at rhein-neckar-loewen.de
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- 2009: Ólafur Stefánsson
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- 2012: Aron Pálmarsson
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- 2018: Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
- 2019: Júlían J. K. Jóhannsson
- 2020: Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
- 2021: Ómar Ingi Magnússon
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- 2023: Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson
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