Valur (men's handball)

The Valur men's handball is an Iceland professional team handball club from Reykjavík, that plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla.

History
The Valur men's handball team has a long history in Icelandic handball, the club is one of the most successful in the sport in Iceland: no team has won the Icelandic Championship and the Icelandic Cup as many times as the Valur men's team. The team's greatest achievement was undoubtedly reaching the final of the EHF Champions League in 1980, which it lost against the German TV Grosswallstadt. The final was played in the Munich Olympic Hall and was lost 21:12. Since then, no Icelandic club team has reached the finals of a European competition.

Current squad

 * Squad for the 2023–24 season

Technical staff

 * Head Coach: 🇮🇸 Óskar Bjarni Óskarsson
 * Assistant Coach: 🇮🇸 Heimir Ríkarðsson
 * Physiotherapist: 🇮🇸 Jón Gunnar Kristjánsson

Transfers

 * Transfers for the 2024–25 season


 * Joining [[File:Arrow-up.png]]


 * Leaving [[File:Arrow-down.gif]]
 * 🇮🇸 Benedikt Gunnar Óskarsson (CB) to 🇳🇴 Kolstad Håndball

Domestic

 * Úrvalsdeild karla
 * Winner (24) : 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2021, 2022
 * Icelandic Men's Handball Cup
 * Winner (13) : 1974, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024

International

 * EHF Champions League:
 * Runners-up : 1979–80
 * EHF European Cup:
 * Champions : 2023–24

Notable former players

 * 🇮🇸 Ernir Hrafn Arnarson (2006-2011)
 * 🇮🇸 Fannar Fridgeirsson (2004-2010)
 * 🇮🇸 Ýmir Örn Gíslason (2016-2020)
 * 🇮🇸 Snorri Guðjónsson (2000-2003, 2017-2018)
 * 🇮🇸 Hreiðar Guðmundsson (2019-2020)
 * 🇮🇸 Valdimar Grímsson (1984-1994, 2000-2001)
 * 🇮🇸 Arnór Þór Gunnarsson (2006-2010)
 * 🇮🇸 Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (2021–)
 * 🇮🇸 Guðmundur Hólmar Helgason (2013-2016)
 * 🇮🇸 Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson (1991-1999)
 * 🇮🇸 Daníel Þór Ingason (2013–2016)
 * 🇮🇸 Einar Örn Jónsson (1995-2000)
 * 🇮🇸 Ólafur Jónsson (1965-1975, 1984-1985)
 * 🇮🇸 Kári Kristján Kristjánsson (2014-2015)
 * 🇮🇸 Ómar Ingi Magnússon (2014–2016)
 * 🇮🇸 Markus Mani Michaelsson-Maute (-2004, 2006-2011)
 * 🇮🇸 Arnór Snær Óskarsson (2017-2023)
 * 🇮🇸 Alexander Petersson (2023–)
 * 🇮🇸 Anton Rúnarsson (2007-2012, 2016-2021, 2023-)
 * 🇮🇸 Árni Þór Sigtryggsson (2017–2018)
 * 🇮🇸 Dagur Sigurðsson (1990-1996)
 * 🇮🇸 Ólafur Stefánsson (1984–1996)
 * 🇮🇸 Geir Sveinsson (1980-1989, 1999–2003)
 * 🇮🇸🇨🇴 Stiven Tobar Valencia (2017-2023)
 * Josip Jurić-Grgić (2016-2017)
 * 🇭🇺 Martin Nagy (2020-2021)
 * 🇯🇵 Motoki Sakai (2021-2023)