Fjalar Þorgeirsson

Fjalar Þorgeirsson (born 18 January 1977) is an Icelandic football coach and former player who played the goalkeeper position. He played 5 games for the Iceland national football team during his career. He played 227 matches in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Fjalar.
Fjalar Þorgeirsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-01-18) 18 January 1977
Place of birth Iceland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Þróttur 39 (0)
2000–2001 Fram 26 (0)
2001–2005 Þróttur 66 (0)
2006–2011 Fylkir 109 (0)
2012 KR 2 (0)
2013–2014 Valur 20 (0)
2015 SR 1 (0)
International career‡
1994–1995 Iceland U-19 8 (0)
1999 Iceland U-21 2 (0)
2001–2010 Iceland 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 December 2022

Playing career

Fjalar started his career with Þróttur before joining Fram in 2000. After two seasons with Fram, Fjalar returned to Þróttur where he played until their relegation in 2005.[2]

From 2006 to 2011 he played for Fylkir. On 27 July 2009, he broke his hand during a game against Fram after a collision with an opponent. Despite the injury, he played the remaining 20 minutes of the game.[3]

Prior to the 2012 season, Fjalar signed with KR.[4] During the season, he was a reserve goalkeeper to Hannes Þór Halldórsson, only appeared in two matches.[5] In October 2012, Fjalar signed with Valur.[6] On 15 July 2013, he played his 200th match in the Úrvalsdeild karla.[7]

In May 2015, Fjalar signed with Skautafélag Reykjavíkur[8] where he would appear in one match in the 4. deild karla during the 2015 season.

Coaching career

Fjalar became a goalkeeper coach for Stjarnan in 2015.[9] He later became an assistant manager for the team, a post he served until October 2019.[10] In December the same year, he was hired as a goalkeeper coach for FH.[11]

References
  1. "Fjalar hættir sem þriðji leikjahæsti markvörðurinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 December 2014. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 11 December 2022 – via Tímarit.is.open access
  2. "Fjalar á förum frá Þrótti?". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 28 September 2005. p. 18. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. Ómar Þorgeirsson (28 July 2009). "Fjalar: Spilaði handleggsbrotinn í tuttugu mínútur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. "Fjalar Þorgeirs: Ætla ekki að bólstra varamannabekkinn". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). 9 January 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  5. Magnús Már Einarsson (30 October 2012). "Fjalar Þorgeirs: Sé ekki eftir einni mínútu í KR". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. Elvar Geir Magnússon (29 October 2012). "Fjalar Þorgeirsson í Val (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  7. "Forréttindi að hafa náð þessu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 July 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2022 – via Tímarit.is.open access
  8. Arnar Geir Halldórsson (15 May 2015). "Fjalar Þorgeirsson í SR (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  9. Magnús Már Einarsson (1 December 2014). "Fjalar í þjálfarateymi Stjörnunnar (Staðfest) - Hættir að spila". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  10. Magnús Már Einarsson (10 October 2019). "Fjalar hættur hjá Stjörnunni". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  11. Elvar Geir Magnússon (3 December 2019). "Fjalar ráðinn markvarðaþjálfari FH". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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