The Afturelding men's handball team, commonly known as Afturelding or UMF Afturelding, is an Iceland team handball club from Mosfellsbær, that plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla. It is part of the Ungmennafélagið Afturelding multi-sport club.
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Current squad
Squad for the 2023–24 season
UMF AftureldingGoalkeepers 1 Brynjar Vignir Sigurjónsson 12 Sigurjón Bragi Atlason 19 Jovan Kukobat Left Wingers 17 Gunnar Malmquist Thorsson 44 Andri Thor Helgason 99 Igor Kopishinsky Right Wingers 7 Árni Bragi Eyjólfsson 15 Stefán Hjartarson 88 Leó Snaer Pétursson Line Players 3 Jakob Aronsson 4 Thorvaldur Tryggvason 14 Haraldur Björn Hjörleifsson
Central Backs 24 Blaer Hinriksson 25 Gísli Rúnar Jóhannsson Left Backs 5 Thorsteinn Leó Gunnarsson 10 Bergvin Thor Gíslason 11 Böðvar Pall Ásgeirsson 23 Birgir Steinn Jónsson Right Backs 6 Aevar Smári Gunnarsson 20 Birkir Benediktsson
Technical staff Head coach: Gunnar Magnússon Assistant coach: Stefán Árnason Goalkeeping coach: Einar Bragason Physiotherapist: Unnar Arnarsson
Transfers Transfers for the 2025–26 season
Joining Oscar Lykke (LB) from TMS Ringsted
Leaving Blaer Hinriksson (CB) to SC DHfK Leipzig Birgir Steinn Jónsson (LB) to IK Sävehof
Accomplishments Domestic Úrvalsdeild karla Winner (1) : 1999 Icelandic Men's Handball Cup Winner (2) : 1999, 2023
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points196 Maccabi Rishon LeZion12197 Dynamo Viktor11198 SKA Minsk11199 Afturelding11200 London GD HC11201 OCI/Limburg Lions10202 HC Donbass Donetsk10
Former club members
Notable former players
Ernir Hrafn Arnarson (2016-2021) Elvar Ásgeirsson (2012-2019) Bergsveinn Bergsveinsson (1997-1999) Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson (2005-2006) Sverre Andreas Jakobsson (2001-2003) Bjarki Sigurðsson (1995-1997, 1998-2003) Mikk Pinnonen (2016-2018) Thorsteinn Hjálmarsson (2019-2021) Mark Hawkins (2010-2014) Christopher McDermott (2011-2012) Gintaras Savukynas (1998-2001)
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