Career
He was introduced as the new head coach at a press conference on 16 April 2009. Thorir 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. He had previously been handball coach for the clubs Elverum Håndball, Gjerpen Håndball and Nærbø Illinois.
