This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Alexander.
| Alexander Petersson | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
(1980-07-02) 2 July 1980 (age 44) Riga, Latvia SSR | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian/Icelandic | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right back | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Valur | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2021 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | MT Melsungen | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Valur | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Al Arabi | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2021 | Iceland | 186 | (725) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexander Petersson (Latvian: Aleksandrs Pētersons; born 2 July 1980) is a Latvian-born Icelandic handball player for Valur. He was a member of the Icelandic national team from 2005 to 2021, appearing in 186 games.
Alexander was voted the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 2010 by the Icelandic Sport Press Association. He is of Latvian and Baltic German origin.
Early life
Alexander was born in Riga in Latvia SSR in 1980. He emigrated to Iceland aged 18 in 1998 to play for Grótta/KR. In 2005, he played for the Iceland men's national handball team for the first time.
After having retired following the 2021-2022 season, Alexander made a comeback a year later, signing with Valur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla on 13 July 2023.
Personal life
Alexander's wife is Eivor Pála Blöndal who played 13 games for the Iceland women's national handball team. His son Lúkas Petersson is a professional footballer in Germany.
Individual awards
- Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year: 2010
- All-Star Right back of the World Championship: 2011
References
- Hjörvar Ólafsson (12 June 2022). "Glæsilegum ferli Alexanders lauk í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- Ingi Þór Ágústsson (26 May 2022). "Alexander Petersson leggur skóna á hilluna". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- Atli Arason (25 May 2022). "Alexander Petersson leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- "Alexander Petersson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- "Alexander Petersson í Val". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- Ívar Benediktsson (8 January 2021). "HM: Alexander Petersson". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- Ívar Benediktsson (5 April 2007). "Allt lagt í sölurnar til að fara upp". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. D1. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- PlÖsser, Kai (16 August 2023). "Lúkas Petersson: Auf Umwegen zum Torwart bei der TSG Hoffenheim II". Mannheimer-Morgen (in German). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
External links
- Alexander Petersson at the European Handball Federation
- Alexander Petersson at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)
- Alexander Petersson at Olympedia
- Alexander Peterssons profile at rhein-neckar-loewen.de
| Iceland squad – Men's handball – 2010 European Championship – 3rd place | ||
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| Iceland squad – Men's handball – 2011 World Championship – 6th place | ||
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| Iceland squad – Men's handball – 2012 European Championship – 10th place | ||
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| Iceland squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 5th place | ||
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| Iceland squad – Men's handball – 2015 World Championship – 11th place | ||
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| Iceland squad – Men's handball – 2016 European Championship – 13th place | ||
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| Iceland squad – 2020 European Championship – 11th place | ||
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