Valur (handball)
The Valur men's handball is a Iceland team handball club from Reykjavík, that plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla. History The Valur men's handball team has a long history in Icelandic handball, the club is one of the most successful in the sport in Iceland: no team has won the Icelandic Championship and the Icelandic Cup as many times as the Valur men's team. The team's greatest achievement was undoubtedly reaching the final of the EHF Champions League in 1980, which it lost against the German TV Grosswallstadt. The final was played in the Munich Olympic Hall and was lost 21:12. Since then, no Icelandic club team has reached the finals of a European competition. Crest, colours, supporters Kit manufacturers Kits Team Current squad :''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' Technical staff * Head Coach: Snorri Guðjónsson * Assistant Coach: Óskar Bjarni Óskarsson * Goalkeeping Coach: Hlynur Morthens Transfers :''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ;Joining ...
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Hlíðarendi (stadium)
Hlíðarendi () is a multi-purpose stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the home-court of Valur's football, basketball and handball teams. The football stadium holds 2,465 people, including 1,201 in seats. The indoor court holds 1,300 people in seats. The stadium broke ground in 2004 and the indoor stadium was formerly opened on 7 September 2007 while the outdoor football stadium was formerly opened on 25 May 2008. It bore the name of Vodafone from 2007 until 2015. In June 2018 the club signed a five-year sponsorship deal with Origo Origo may refer to: * ''Origo'' (album), an album by the band Burst * ''Origo'' (moth), a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae * Origo (pragmatics), a concept in pragmatics * "Origo" (song), the Hungarian representative for the Eurovision Song C ... which saw the football stadium being renamed Origovöllurinn and the handball/basketball stadium being renamed Origo-höllin (Origo arena). External links Stadium photos and video - Nordic Stadiums Ref ...
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Tryggvi Garðar Jónsson
Trygve is a masculine given name most common in Norway. Trygve is derived from the Old Norse ''tryggr'', meaning "true, trustworthy", cognate with Old English '' treowe'', Old High German ''triuwe''. Gothic has ''triggws''. The Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse form of the name is Tryggvi, e.g. Tryggve Olafsson. There are 5,951 people with the forename Trygve in Norway in 2009, declining to 5,432 in November 2015. The following people share the forename Trygve: * Trygve Bendiksby (1907–1992), Norwegian judge * Trygve Berge (born 1932), Norwegian Olympic downhill skier * Trygve Bjørgo (1916–1997), Norwegian poet and educator * Trygve Bornø (born 1942), Norwegian footballer * Trygve Braarud (1903–1985), Norwegian botanist * Trygve Bratteli (1910–1984), Norwegian Prime Minister * Trygve Brodahl (1905–1996), Norwegian cross-country skier * Trygve Brudevold (1920–2021), Norwegian bobsledder * Trygve Bruvik (born 1952), Norwegian engineer * Trygve Bull (1905–1999), N ...
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Benedikt Gunnar Óskarsson
Benedikt may refer to: *Benedikt, a spelling of the name Benedict *Benedikt, Benedikt Benedikt () is the central settlement in the Municipality of Benedikt in northeastern Slovenia. Before 1998, it was part of the Municipality of Lenart. It lies in the Slovene Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice). The area is part of the traditional regio ...

Aron Pálsson
Aron may refer to: Characters *Aron (comics), from the Marvel Universe comic ''Aron! HyperSpace Boy!'' *Aron (Pokémon), in the ''Pokémon'' franchise * Aron Trask, from John Steinbeck's novel ''East of Eden'' *Áron or Aaron, the brother of Moses People *Aron (name), name origin, variants, people Geography *Aron (Loire), a river in central France *Aron (Mayenne), a tributary of the Mayenne in northwestern France *Aron, Mayenne, a commune in northwestern France *Aron, India, a town and ''nagar panchayat'' (settlement transitioning from rural to urban) See also *Aaron (other) *Aarons (other) Aarons may refer to: People * Aarons (surname), people with the surname * Jesse Aarons, fictional character in the book ''Bridge to Terabithia'' by Katherine Paterson * ''Aarons.'', author abbreviation for botanist Aaron Aaronsohn Places * Aa ... * Fanum d'Aron, a Romano-Celtic temple in Aurillac, Auvergne, France {{disambiguation, geo ...
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Thorgils Jon Svölu Baldursson
Thorgils, Torgils, Þorgils, Torgil or Thorgil is a Nordic masculine given name that may refer to *Þorgils gjallandi (1851–1915), Icelandic author *Þorgils Mathiesen (born 1962), Icelandic handball player *Thorgils Skarthi, 10th century Viking leader and poet *Thorgil Sprakling, 10th century Danish chieftain *Torgils Orrabeinfostre, legendary Norse hero *Torgils Lovra, Norwegian editor *Torgil Øwre Gjertsen, Norwegian football player *Torgil Thorén (1892–1982), Swedish military officer *Torgil von Seth (1895–1989), Swedish politician *Torgils Knutsson Torkel (Tyrgils or Torgils) Knutsson (d. 1306) was Lord High Constable of Sweden, member of the Privy Council of Sweden (''Riksråd''), and virtual ruler of Sweden during the early reign of King Birger Magnusson (1280–1321). Biography To ...

Alexander Júlíusson
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/ Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu' ...
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