Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Rakel Dögg.

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]

Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir
Personal information
Born	(1986-05-24) 24 May 1986 (age 38)
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
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 25 February 2023

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

1. "A landslið kvenna". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 February 2018.
2. "Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
3. Deildarbikar kvk 2007 – Meistaraflokkur
4. "Stjarnan Íslandsmeistari 2008" (in Icelandic).
5. SS Bikar kvenna 2005
6. SS Bikar kvenna Eimskips bikar kvk 2008
7. Archived (Date missing) at cms.dhf.dk (Error: unknown archive URL)
8. "Henter islandsk landslagskaptein" (in Norwegian). Trønder-Avisa. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009.
9. Rakel skriver historie Norsk Topphåndball
10. "Rakel ferdig for sesongen" (in Norwegian). Trønder-Avisa.
11. íþróttir, Aðrar (11 February 2012). "Rakel Dögg til liðs við Stjörnuna" (in Icelandic). ruv.is. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
12. "Rakel Dögg leggur skóna á hilluna" [Rakel Dögg puts the shoes up on shelf] (in Icelandic). mbl.is.
13. "Rakel tekur enga áhættu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 October 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
14. 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.
15. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (19 April 2018). "Sebastian og Rakel taka við Stjörnunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
16. "Rakel Dögg tekur við Stjörnunni". RÚV (in Icelandic). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
17. "Rakel Dögg gengur til liðs við Fram" (in Icelandic). handbolti.is. Retrieved 4 September 2022.