Aron Pálmarsson
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About
Icelandic handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Icelandic national handball team. He has 30,000 followers on Facebook, 8,000 on Twitter, and 30,000 on Instagram.
Before Fame
He played his first game for FH Hafnarfjörður at 15 against ÍBV in March 2006. FH won the game 30-28 and Pálmarsson managed to score one goal.
Trivia
He is the youngest ever all-star team player at an Olympic Games (in London 2012). He is also a record holder with eight appearances at the Velux EHF Final 4, and for three different clubs: Kiel (five), Veszprém (two), and Barcelona.
Family Life
His father Pálmar Sigurðsson was named to the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century. His uncle Eiður Guðjohnsen played professional soccer for several European clubs, including AS Monaco. In 2017, he had a girl with girlfriend Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, an actress who appeared as Silvia Night at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest.
Associated With
He and Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson star for Iceland's national team. His Aalborg Håndbold teammate Mikkel Hansen has been called one of the greatest handball players of all time.
