Alexander Petersson

Alexander Petersson (born Aleksandrs Pētersons 2 July 1980) is an Icelandic handball player, of Latvian and Baltic German origin, for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Icelandic national team.[1]

Alexander Petersson
Personal information
Born (1980-07-02) 2 July 1980
Riga, Latvia SSR
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Number 32
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1998
 Riga
1998–2003
 Grótta/KR
2003–2005
 HSG Düsseldorf
2005–2007
 TV Großwallstadt
2007–2010
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2010–2012
 Füchse Berlin
2012–
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–
 Iceland 180 (717)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
European Championship
2010 Austria

Alexander was voted the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 2010 by the Icelandic Sport Press Association.

Early life

Alexander was born in Riga in Latvia SSR in 1980. He emigrated to Iceland at age of 18 in 1998 to play for Grótta/KR. In 2005, he played for the Iceland national handball team for the first time.[2]

Individual awards
  • All-Star Right back of the World Championship: 2011
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References
  1. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. "Alexander Petersson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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