en Alexander Petersson

Alexander Petersson
Alexander Petersson
Personal information
Born	2 July 1980 (age 44); Riga, Latvia SSR
Nationality	Latvian/Icelandic
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Valur
Number	43
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
2012–2021	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2021	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2021–2022	MT Melsungen
2023–	Valur
2023	→ Al Arabi
National team
Years	Team
2005–2021	Iceland
Medal record
Olympic Games
European Championship

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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3]

Early life

Alexander was born in Riga in Latvia SSR in 1980.^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Personal life

Alexander's wife is Eivor Pála Blöndal who played 13 games for the Iceland women's national handball team.^[7]^[8] His son Lúkas Petersson is a professional footballer in Germany.^[9]

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.