Thorir Hergeirsson (born 27 April 1964) is an Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic team handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 coach, and current head coach for the Norwegian women's national handball team

Norway women's national handball team

The Norway women's national handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions....

. He was introduced as the new head coach at a press conference on 16 April 2009.

Hergeirsson has been part of the Norwegian national coaching team since 2001, and took over as head coach in April 2009, succeeding former head coach Marit Breivik

Marit Breivik

Marit Breivik is a former Norwegian team handball player, and former head coach for the Norwegian women's national handball team...

. He had previously been handball coach for the clubs Elverum Håndball

Elverum Håndball

Elverum Håndball is a Norwegian team handball club from Elverum, Norway. Currently, Elverum Håndball competes in the Norwegian First League of Handball. The club was founded in 1946 by a group of 26 people. Elverum has played in the finals in the Norwegian Handball Cup three times, and lost in all...

, Gjerpen Håndball

Gjerpen IF

Gjerpen Idrettsforening is a sports club in Skien, Norway. It was founded in 1918. Among the club's activities are handball, skiing and athletics. In handball the club's women's team has won the National championships several times. Notable players are Kjerstin Andersen, Hanne Hegh and Siri Eftedal....

 and Nærbø IL.