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Alfred Gislason


Personal data

Nick name:
Alli
Position:
Coach
Date of birth:
07.09.1959
Place of birth:
Akureyri (ISL)
Nationality:Nationalflagge ISL
Icelandic
Height:
1.91m
Weight:
111kg
Marital status:
widowed to Kara-Gudrun Melstad, two sons (Elfar, Andri) and one daughter (Adelheid)
Occupation:
Historian
Hobbies:
Handball, fishing
In club since:
2008
In club until:
2019
Clubs:
KA Akureyri (ISL)
1980 Knaftspyrnufelag Reykjavik (ISL)
1983 TUSEM Essen
1988 Reykjavik (ISL)
1989 Bidasoa Irun (ESP)
1991 KA Akureyri (ISL) (playing coach)
1995 end of career
Coached clubs:
1991 KA Akureyri (ISL) (playing coach)
1997 SG Hameln
1999 SC Magdeburg (-01/2006)
01/2006 isl. Nationaltrainer (-02/2008)
2006 VfL Gummersbach
2008 - 2019 THW Kiel
01/2020 German national coach
Appearances in the national team:
190A ISL
Goals in the national team:
542 ISL
Career highlights:
As coach:
  • EHF cup winner 2019
  • German champion 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015
  • Super Globe winner 2011
  • Champions League winner 2010 and 2012
  • German cup winner 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2019
  • Champions League final 2009
  • German super cup winner 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015
  • Champions League winner 2002 with SC Magdeburg
  • German champion 2001 with SC Magdeburg
  • EHF cup winner 2001 with SC Magdeburg
  • German super cup winner 2001 with SC Magdeburg
  • Champions Trophy winner 2001 and 2002 with SC Magdeburg
  • Coach of the year 2001, 2009, 2011 and 2012 in Germany
  • Icelandic champion 1997 with KA Akureyri
  • Multiple times icelandic cup winner
  • HBL coach of the season 2001/2002, 2008/2009, 2011/2012, 2014/2015 and 2018/2019
  • Icelandic coach of the year 2012
  • 4th place Euro 2024 with Germany
  • 5th place WC 2023 with Germany
  • 7th place Euro 2022 with Germany
  • 6th place olympics 2020 with Germany
  • 12th place WC 2021 with Germany
As player:
  • German champion 1986 and 1987 with TUSEM Essen
  • German cup winner 1988 with TUSEM Essen
  • Spanish cup winner 1991 with Bidasoa Irun
  • Two matches for the world all star team
  • Icelandic sports man of the year 1989
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Statistics for other clubs

seasonLeagueclub goalspenaltiesfield goalsmatchesgoals per match
with pen.w/o pen.
83/84 - 87/88 1. BL TUSEM Essen 564 120 444 128 4,4 3,5