Thorir Hergeirsson
| Thorir Hergeirsson | |
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Thorir Hergeirsson in 2015
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| Native name | Þórir Hergeirsson |
| Born |
27 April 1964 Iceland |
| Residence | Norway |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Occupation | Handball coach |
| Years active | 2001- |
| Known for | Head coach of the Norwegian women's national handball team |
| Children | Maria Thorisdottir |
| Awards | Knight 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit |
Thorir Hergeirsson (Icelandic: Þórir Hergeirsson) (born 27 April 1964) is an Icelandic handball coach for the Norwegian women's national handball team. He was introduced as the new head coach at a press conference on 16 April 2009.
Thorir has been part of the Norwegian national coaching team since 2001, and took over as head coach in April 2009, succeeding former head coach Marit Breivik. He had previously been handball coach for the clubs Elverum Håndball, Gjerpen Håndball and Nærbø IL.
On 21 March 2017 Thorir was made a Knight 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.
His daughter Maria Thorisdottir is a player on Norway women's national football team.
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