Páll Ólafsson (handballer)

For other people with the same name, see Páll Ólafsson.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Páll.

Bjarki Sigurðsson
Personal information
Born	(1967-11-16) 16 November 1967 Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Playmaker
Youth career
Years	Team
Þróttur Reykjavík	-1979
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1979-1985	Þróttur Reykjavík
1985-1986	TSV Grün-Weiß Dankersen
1986	Fram Reykjavík
1986-1988	HSG TuRU Düsseldorf
1988-1991	KR Reykjavík
1991-1995	Haukar Hafnarfjörður
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Iceland Handball	174	(418)
	Iceland Football	2
Teams managed
2000-2001	HK Kópavogur
2001-2007	Haukar Hafnarfjörður

Páll Ólafsson (born 1 May 1960) is an Icelandic former handball player and handball coach. He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Before concentrating on handball, Páll had a promising football career; a midfielder, he was capped twice for the Iceland national football team and played for Þróttur Reykjavík.

After his playing career he became the coach of HK Kópavogur, first as a co-coach and later on his own.

External links

• Páll Ólafsson at National-Football-Teams.com