Þráinn Orri Jónsson

Þráinn Orri Jónsson (transliterated as Thrainn; born 12 July 1993) is an Icelandic professional handball player who plays for the Danish Handball League club Bjerringbro-Silkeborg and previously the Norwegian Eliteserien club Elverum.[1][2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þráinn.
Þráinn Orri Jónsson
Personal information
Born (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Number 55
Youth career
Years Team
1999–2011
 Grótta
Senior clubs
Years Team
2011–2017
 Grótta
2017–2019
 Elverum Håndball
2019–
 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg

Early life

While growing up in his hometown of Seltjarnarnes Þráinn was constantly involved in youth work and youth related extra curricular activities. He was the president of the student council at the age of 15 in his last year of Primary school. The Town council of Seltjarnarnes awarded Þráinn Orri for his work with the town youth in 2009.[3] Þráinn was a handball coach at Grótta's youth academy, where he coached youth of all ages. Þráinn coached at Grótta until the day he transferred to Elverum.[4]

Club career

Þráinn Orri started his handball career with the Icelandic club Grótta in Seltjarnarnes at the age of 6. He played the position of right back for most of his younger years but had better success as a pivot with the Icelandic U21 national handball team and has since then played as a pivot.[5]

Elverum Håndball

In 2017 Þráinn made a move to join Elverum, the reigning league champions of Norway. At Elverum Þráinn competed in the EHF Champions League and won multiple titles, including the league title, the play offs and the league cup.[6][7][8]

Bjerringbro-Silkeborg

In June 2019 it was announced that Þráinn Orri would be leaving Elverum to join former Danish champions Bjerringbro-Silkeborg before the start of the season.[2][6]

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References
  1. "Thrainn Orri Jonsson / Player". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. "Þráinn á leið til Bjerringbro-Silkeborg". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. "Viðurkenningar fyrir félagsstörf". Seltjarnarnes (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. "Þráinn ráðinn þjálfari 6. flokks kvenna". Grótta (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  5. "Leikir yngri landsliða - Leikir u-21 Landsliða karla". HSÍ (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  6. "Þráinn og félagar tvöfaldir meistarar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  7. "BSV henter islandsk stregspiller: - Den håndbold, som de spiller, passer mig perfekt". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  8. "Islandsk stregspiller skifter til Bjerringbro-Silkeborg". Hbold (in Danish). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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