Neistin

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Neistin's women's team in Sunsetdeildin in a match against VB Vágur in Vágshøll, March 2011.

Neistin is a Faroese handball club in Tórshavn, which was founded on 21 March 1931.[1] Neistin has many different teams for men and women, boys and girls. They have teams in the men's best division, which is named after the head sponsor which is Atlantic Airways: Atlantic Airways deildin (The Atlantic Airways League).[2] Neistin has also a team in the women's best division, Sunset deildin. In April 2011 both men and women won the best divisions in Faroese handball and became Fareose champions. It was the first time in 33 years that both teams of Neistin won the Faroese championship.[3]

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Board Members

The current board members of Neistin (2010):

  • Kjartan Thomassen
  • Súna Mørk
  • Kristianna Mohr
  • Edel Maria Jacobsen
  • Joan Isaksen Jacobsen [4]

Coaches of Neistin 2010-11

Coaches of Sunset deildin (The Women's Premier League):

  • Birgir Hansen
  • Sigrun Mikkelsen
  • Solveig Birgirsdóttir

Coaches of Atlantic Airways deildin (The Men's Premier League):

  • Ingi Olsen
  • Jacob Jonsson
  • Eirikur Magnussen[5]

The Founders of Neistin

Neistin was founded on 21 March 1931 by these women:

  • Petra Rein
  • Jenny Rein
  • Edil Djurhuus
  • Helge Michelsen
  • Andreas Mouritsen
  • Hanna Mouritsen
  • Borghild Evensen
  • Anna á Lag
  • Sanna á Lag

References

  1. ^ Neistin.fo
  2. ^ M UF.fo
  3. ^ Portal.fo, 33 ár síðan seinast (in Faroese)
  4. ^ Neistin.fo
  5. ^ Neistin.fo
  • Neistin 50 ár. From the Faroese magazine: Myndablaðið NÚ, nr. 1, 1981.

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