Handball Bundesliga: Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson remains coach of VfL Gummersbach until 2029
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VfL Gummersbach extends Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson through 2029The 47-year-old signed five days before the season opener against SC Magdeburg; his previous contract ran until 2027.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: rundschau-online.de
- Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson took over VfL in summer 2020 after ending his professional playing career at Paris Saint-Germain, making it his first coaching post.
- He led Gummersbach back to the Bundesliga in 2022 and was named coach of the season first in the 2nd HBL and a year later in the top division.
- After finishing fourth in the 2025/26 season, Sigurdsson was again named coach of the year, while VfL qualified directly for its second Europa League campaign.
- The club describes the extension as providing important planning certainty and signaling its sporting ambitions.
This contract extension is a real statement of intent for us— Christoph Schindler, managing director of VfL Gummersbach, on the contract extension until 2029
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