Sveinn Jóhannsson (born 16 June 1999) is an Icelandic

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player for Norwegian club Kolstad Håndball and the Icelandic national team. He represented Iceland at the

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. Sveinn came up through the junior ranks of Fjölnir. After a season at

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he joined Danish side

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. In 2022 he was supposed joined the German Bundesliga team of HC Erlangen, but failed his medical check. Instead he joined Danish side

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. In January 2023 he joined

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. At the end of his first season at the club, he was relegated to the 2. Handball-Bundesliga. In 2024 he joined Norwegian

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. One year later, he goes to France and

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1999 births Living people Sveinn Jóhannsson Sveinn Jóhannsson SønderjyskE Håndbold players Icelandic expatriate handball players in Germany Icelandic expatriate handball players in Denmark Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate handball players in Norway {{Iceland-handball-bio-stub