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Kristján Örn Sigurðsson

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Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
Sigurðsson with Hønefoss
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-07) 7 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Akureyri, Iceland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1995 Þór
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Völsungur 15 (0)
1997 KA 15 (0)
1997–2001 Stoke City 0 (0)
2001–2002 KA 34 (3)
2003–2004 KR 33 (1)
2005–2009 Brann 120 (10)
2010–2014 Hønefoss 135 (11)
2017 Þór 18 (2)
International career
1996–1997 Iceland U-17 9 (0)
1998 Iceland U-19 6 (0)
2003–2011 Iceland 52 (4)
Managerial career
2017 Þór (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kristján Örn Sigurðsson (born 7 October 1980 in Akureyri) is an Icelandic footballer who played as a defender. He is[needs update] a player-assistant manager for Þór.

Club career

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He started his career at his local club ÍF Völsungur Húsavik, and moved to Stoke City in England as a teenager. Failing to grab a place on the first team, he returned to Iceland to play for KR. After the 2004 season he moved to SK Brann in Bergen, Norway. He showed acceptable defensive skills, but clear weaknesses in his passing game and general offensive play from his right back position.[citation needed] Before the 2006 season, Kristján was moved into the central defence, after both Ragnvald Soma and Paul Scharner were sold after the 2005 season.

Kristján showed great speed, being tested as the fastest Brann player in the 40 metre dash before the 2006 season. He is also considered to have great strength in the air, even though he is shorter than most players who play in his position.[citation needed] Kristján and his teammate Ólafur Örn Bjarnason started the season excellently and were nicknamed Ørneredet which means Eagle's nest (Örn/Ørn is the Norwegian and Icelandic word for eagle). After several years in Bergen including the 2007 season which ended at the top position in the Norwegian Premier League, his contract with Brann ended after the 2009 season.[1]

Kristján retired after 2014 season. However, he came out of his retirement in 2017 after his brother, Lárus Sigurðsson, took over as manager of Þór.[2]

International career

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Sigurðsson with the Iceland national team

Kristján made his debut for Iceland in 2003 and went on to earn 53 caps. On 9 February 2012 he announced his retirement from international football.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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Source:[4]

Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Völsungur 1996 1. deild karla 15 0 15 0
KA 1997 1. deild karla 15 0 15 0
Stoke City 1997–98 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998–99 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999–2000 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
KA 2001 1. deild karla 17 2 17 2
2002 Úrvalsdeild 17 1 17 1
Total 34 3 0 0 34 3
KR 2003 Úrvalsdeild 16 0 16 0
2004 Úrvalsdeild 17 1 17 1
Total 33 1 0 0 33 1
Brann 2005 Tippeligaen 24 0 5 0 29 0
2006 Tippeligaen 24 3 4 1 28 4
2007 Tippeligaen 25 4 3 0 28 4
2008 Tippeligaen 19 1 1 0 20 1
2009 Tippeligaen 28 2 4 0 32 2
Total 120 10 17 1 137 11
Hønefoss 2010 Tippeligaen 27 0 1 0 28 0
2011 Norwegian First Division 28 6 4 0 32 6
2012 Tippeligaen 28 3 2 0 30 3
2013 Tippeligaen 25 1 0 0 25 1
2014 Norwegian First Division 27 1 0 0 27 1
Total 135 11 7 0 142 11
Þór 2017 1. deild karla 18 2 18 2
Career total 370 27 24 1 394 28

International

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Source:[4]

National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2003 1 0
2004 8 0
2005 8 2
2006 2 0
2007 9 0
2008 6 0
2009 9 2
2010 5 0
2011 4 0
Total 52 4

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
2. 4 June 2005 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Hungary 2–2 2–3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 6 June 2009  Netherlands 1–2 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Norway

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Iceland

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References

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  1. ^ "– Sigurdsson er ferdig i Brann". Bergens Tidende. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Fótbolti.net".
  3. ^ "Fótbolti.net".
  4. ^ a b Kristján Örn Sigurðsson at National-Football-Teams.com
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