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Dagur Sigurðsson

1973 - Today

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Dagur Sigurðsson (born 3 April 1973) is an Icelandic handball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Croatian men's national team. He spent his career playing for clubs in Iceland, Germany and Japan before starting his coaching career in 2003 with Austrian team Bregenz as a player-coach. Dagur later coached the Austrian men's national team, German club Füchse Berlin, where he won the DHB-Pokal and EHF Cup, the German men's national team, with whom he won the 2016 European Championship and earned the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the Japanese men's national team, with whom he placed third and second at the 2020 and 2024 Asian Championship respectively. Dagur became the head coach of the Croatian men's national handball team in February 2024 and led the team to a second-place finish at the 2025 World Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Dagur Sigurðsson is the 232nd most popular handball player, the 156th most popular biography from Iceland and the 5th most popular Icelander Handball Player.

Dagur Sigurðsson is most famous for being a prominent Icelandic handball player and coach, known for his contributions to the national team and his successful coaching career in various European clubs. He played a key role in Iceland's rise in international handball during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Dagur Sigurðsson ranks 234 out of 420. Before him are Goran Šprem, Denis Buntić, Rasmus Lauge Schmidt, Veronica Kristiansen, Timur Dibirov, Allison Pineau, Estelle Nze Minko, and Alexander Petersson. After him are Henny Reistad, Žarko Šešum, Snorri Guðjónsson, and Michael V. Knudsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Dagur Sigurðsson ranks 988. Before him are Daz Dillinger, Lidia Șimon, Donna Lewis, Prabhu Deva, Jérôme Golmard, and Goran Bunjevčević. After him are Julia Matijass, Faysal Ben Ahmed, Masha Katz, Rosen Kirilov, Claudia Tagbo, and Kiyotaka Ishimaru.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Dagur Sigurðsson ranks 156 out of 190. Before him are Hörður Björgvin Magnússon (1993), Rúrik Gíslason (1988), Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir (1982), Aron Pálmarsson (1990), Albert Guðmundsson (1997), and Árni Gautur Arason (1975). After him are Snorri Guðjónsson (1981), Diljá (2001), Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson (1969), Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson (1990), Logi Már Einarsson (1964), and Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson (1989).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Iceland

Among handball players born in Iceland, Dagur Sigurðsson ranks 5. Before him are Guðmundur Guðmundsson (1960), Ólafur Stefánsson (1973), Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979), and Aron Pálmarsson (1990). After him are Snorri Guðjónsson (1981), Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (1984), Róbert Gunnarsson (1980), Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (1985), Arnór Atlason (1984), Hreiðar Guðmundsson (1980), and Bjarki Már Elísson (1990).

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