Þráinn Orri Jónsson

Þráinn Orri Jónsson (transliterated as Thrainn; born 12 July 1993) is an Icelandic professional handball player who plays for the Úrvalsdeild club Haukar and previously the Norwegian Eliteserien club Elverum and Danish Handball League club Bjerringbro-Silkeborg. Þráinn was a handball coach at Grótta's youth academy, where he coached youth of all ages. Þráinn coached at Grótta until the day he transferred to Elverum.

Club career Þráinn Orri started his handball career with the Icelandic club Grótta in Seltjarnarnes at the age of 6. He played the position of right back for most of his younger years but had better success as a pivot with the Icelandic U21 national handball team and has since then played as a pivot.

Elverum Håndball In 2017 Þráinn made a move to join Elverum, the reigning league champions of Norway. At Elverum Þráinn competed in the EHF Champions League and won multiple titles, including the league title, the playoffs and the league cup.

Bjerringbro-Silkeborg In June 2019 it was announced that Þráinn Orri would be leaving Elverum to join former Danish champions Bjerringbro-Silkeborg before the start of the season. Haukar finished the 2021 season on top of the league, but eventually lost the finals to their rivals Valur

International career Þráinn represented Iceland at the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship. He was called up while the tournament was ongoing due to the team suffering loss of players because of COVID-19. Þráinn received very positive criticism for his performance at Euro 2022, having surprised fans with his unexpected call up.