Björgvin Páll Gústavsson

Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (born 24 May 1985) is an Icelandic handball player for Skjern Håndbold and the Icelandic national team.[1][2]

Björgvin Páll Gústavsson
Personal information
Born (1985-05-24) 24 May 1985
Hvammstangi, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Skjern Håndbold
Number 12
Senior clubs
Years Team
2005–2007
 Fram Reykjavik
2007–2009
 TV Bittenfeld
2009–2011
 Kadetten Schaffhausen
2011–2013
 SC Magdeburg
2013–2017
 Bergischer HC
2017–2018
 Haukar Handball
2018–2020
 Skjern Håndbold
2020-
 Haukar Handball
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–
 Iceland 228 (13)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
European Championship
2010 Austria
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Björgvin.

Career

Gústavsson grew up in Kópavogur. He has two brothers, Axel Birgir and Margeir Felix, and two sisters, Berglind Sif and Helga Lind. Berglind and Björgvin share a very special bond and he has often talked about how she inspired him to be the man he is today.

Björgvin started showing sports interest very quickly at the age of nine, Björgvin and his friend Steinþór Þorsteinsson started in handball with HK a team from Kópavogur but they transferred over to Víkingur because they never got to play, after two years with Vikingur they went back to HK. Handball was always sport number 1. He plays as a goalkeeper for the Icelandic National team.

Björgvin participated in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. Where he played in a big role as a goalkeeper having over 40 saves in the semi and quarter finals.

References
  1. "ISL Björgvin Pall Gustavsson". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  2. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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