Ólafur Stefánsson
| Ólafur Stefánsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson | ||
| Born |
3 July 1973 Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | HC Erlangen (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1984–1992 | Valur | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1992–1996 | Valur | ||
1996–1998 | LTV Wuppertal | ||
1998–2003 | SC Magdeburg | ||
2003–2009 | BM Ciudad Real | ||
2009–2011 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
2011–2012 | AG København | ||
2012–2013 | Lekhwiya | ||
2015 | KIF Kolding | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–2013 | Iceland | 330 | (1570) |
| Teams managed | |||
2013 | Valur | ||
2015–2016 | Iceland (assistant) | ||
2022– | Erlangen (assistant) | ||
Medal record | |||
Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson (born 3 July 1973) is an Icelandic former handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 2012 London Olympics. His position was right back. At his peak he was considered to be one of the very best handball players in the world.
As a player for his national team, his goal tally of 1570 is fourth only to Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson, Péter Kovács and Kiril Lazarov. He is also one of the most enduring handball players of all times, having been a senior field player from 1992 until 2015.
He was voted Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 2002, 2003, 2008 and 2009. He won silver with the Icelandic handball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as well as bronze at the 2010 European Championship.