Family support has been vital in driving Óli Mittún’s career from the Faroe Islands to the Machineseeker EHF Champions League
Many players have followed their parents into professional handball — think of the Dujshebaevs, the Karabatics, the Richardsons or the Barrufets. But the largest professional handball family out there right now is actually on the Faroe Islands, where the entire second generation of the Ellefsen á Skipagøtu and the Mittún family have followed their parents into the sport. Óli Mittún reflects on his career so far and the evolution of the sport in the Faroe Islands.
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EHF / Björn Pazen