Patrekur Jóhannesson (born 7 July 1972) is an Icelandic former

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player, who played for the Icelandic national handball team and competed in the

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. After he stopped playing handball professionally he embarked on a coaching career. In November 2011 Patrekur was appointed

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for the Austrian national handball team.

Family

Patrekur is son of the teacher and journalist Margrét Thorlacius and the PE teacher and coach Jóhannes Sæmundsson. His father died of cancer at the age of 42. He is the brother of the

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and current

President of Iceland The president of Iceland ( is, Forseti Íslands) is the head of state of Iceland. The incumbent is Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, who is now in his second term as president, elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir as ...

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson (; born 26 June 1968) is an Icelandic historian and politician serving as the sixth and current president of Iceland. He took office in 2016 after winning the most votes in the 2016 election, 71,356 (39.1%). He wa ...

, and of Jóhannes, who is a

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. His son is a popular rapper in Iceland, called JóiPé.

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* 1972 births Living people Patrekur Johannesson Patrekur Johannesson Patrekur Johannesson Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Patrekur Johannesson Expatriate handball players Patrekur Johannesson Handball-Bundesliga players Patrekur Johannesson Patrekur Johannesson Patrekur Johannesson Liga ASOBAL players Patrekur Johannesson {{Iceland-handball-bio-stub