Alfreð Gíslason

Alfreð Gíslason (born 7 September 1959) is an Icelandic handball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the German men's national team and former coach of the Icelandic men's national team. His coaching career started in 1997 with KA and he later coached THW Kiel for 11 seasons. He was the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 1989 and was named to the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Hall of Fame in 2019.

Alfred Gíslason
Alfreð Gíslason, on 18 April 2007 in Mannheim
Personal information
Born (1959-09-07) 7 September 1959
Akureyri, Iceland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Club information
Current club Germany (manager)
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1980
KA
1980–1983
KR
1983–1988
TUSEM Essen
1988–1989
KR
1989–1991
Bidasoa Irún
1991–1995
KA
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Iceland 190 (542)
Teams managed
1991–1997
KA (coach-player)
1997–1999
VfL Hameln
1999–2006
SC Magdeburg
2006–2008
Iceland
2006–2008
VfL Gummersbach
2008–2019
THW Kiel
2020–
Germany
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