Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir
| Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 24 May 1986 | ||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Stjarnan | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
-2008 | Stjarnan | ||
2008-2009 | KIF Vejen | ||
2009-2012 | Levanger HK | ||
2012-2014 | Stjarnan | ||
2016-2018 | Stjarnan | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Iceland | 102 | (304[1]) | |
| Teams managed | |||
2019–2020 | Stjarnan (assistant) | ||
2020–2022 | Stjarnan | ||
2022- | Frem Reykjavik | ||
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 25 February 2023 | |||
Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir (born 24 May 1986) is an Icelandic former handball player and current handball coach. When she played she was a member of the Icelandic national team which she captained.[2]
She started playing handball for Stjarnan in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top division in Iceland. Here she won the 2007 and 2008 Icelandic Championship[3][4] and the 2005 and 2008 Icelandic cup.[5][6]
In 2008 she joined Danish top league team KIF Vejen. Here she reached the cup final, but lost to Viborg HK.[7]
In November 2009 she transferred to Norwegian side Levanger HK due to concerns over lack of playing time.[8] In 2010 she was a part of the Iceland team, that qualified for the European Women's Handball Championship for the first time ever.[9] She missed the 2011 World Cup due to a cruciate ligament injury.[10]
In 2012 she returned to Sjarnan in Iceland.[11] She initially retired in 2014, but made a comeback in 2016.[12] She last played for Stjarnan in October 2017 when she received a blow to the head and suffered a concussion.[13] She had previously retired in 2014 due to similar head injuries but later returned to the court.[14]
In April 2018, Rakel was hired as the co-head coach of Stjarnan, along with Sebastian Alexandersson.[15] In March 2020 she was promoted to head coach for the club.[16] In January 2022 she left the position, and later the same year at the beginning of the 2022-2023 season she became the assistant coach at league rivals Frem Reykjavik.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "A landslið kvenna". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Deildarbikar kvk 2007 – Meistaraflokkur
- ^ "Stjarnan Íslandsmeistari 2008" (in Icelandic).
- ^ SS Bikar kvenna 2005
- ^ SS Bikar kvenna Eimskips bikar kvk 2008
- ^ Archived (Date missing) at cms.dhf.dk (Error: unknown archive URL)
- ^ "Henter islandsk landslagskaptein" (in Norwegian). Trønder-Avisa. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009.
- ^ Rakel skriver historie Norsk Topphåndball
- ^ "Rakel ferdig for sesongen" (in Norwegian). Trønder-Avisa.
- ^ íþróttir, Aðrar (11 February 2012). "Rakel Dögg til liðs við Stjörnuna" (in Icelandic). ruv.is. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Rakel Dögg leggur skóna á hilluna" [Rakel Dögg puts the shoes up on shelf] (in Icelandic). mbl.is.
- ^ "Rakel tekur enga áhættu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 October 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (23 January 2018). "Óvíst hvort Rakel snúi aftur á völlinn: "Sný aldrei alveg baki við handboltanum"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (19 April 2018). "Sebastian og Rakel taka við Stjörnunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Rakel Dögg tekur við Stjörnunni". RÚV (in Icelandic). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Rakel Dögg gengur til liðs við Fram" (in Icelandic). handbolti.is. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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