Sigurbjörn Örn Hreiðarsson
Sigurbjörn Örn Hreiðarsson (born 25 November 1975) is a retired Icelandic football midfielder. He retired as Valur's leader in most games played in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.[1] He played for Trelleborgs FF from 2000 to 2001.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Víkingur | |||
| –1990 | UMFS Dalvík | ||
| Valur | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990 | UMFS Dalvík | ||
| 1991–1999 | Valur | 105 | (18) |
| 2000–2001 | Trelleborgs FF | ||
| 2001–2011 | Valur | 152 | (28) |
| 2012–2014 | Haukar | 30 | (2) |
| 2014 | KH | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Ármann | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Iceland U16 | 9 | (3) |
| 1990–1991 | Iceland U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 1992–1994 | Iceland U19 | 18 | (5) |
| 1995–1996 | Iceland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Haukar | ||
| 2014–2019 | Valur (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Grindavík | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Sigurbjörn was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, but moved to Dalvík when he was 8 years old. He debuted with UMFS Dalvík's senior team in 1990 at the age of 15. In the fall, he moved with his family back to Reykjavík where he started playing with Valur.[3]
Managing career
In October 2013, Sigurbjörn was hired as the manager of Haukar.[4] In October 2014, Sigurbjörn was hired as an assistant manager to Ólafur Jóhannesson at Valur.[5] In October 2019, he signed a two-year contract to coach Grindavík.[6][7]
References
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 October 2014). "Ólafur Jóh: Aðstoðarþjálfararnir mínir eru ekki bara keiluberar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- "Sigurbjörn hættur með Trelleborg". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 April 2001. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- "Það er styrkur stórveldis að rísa á ný". Valsblaðið (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélagið Valur. 1 May 2005. pp. 14–17. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- Stefán Árni Pálsson (17 October 2013). "Sigurbjörn Hreiðarsson ráðinn þjálfari Hauka". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 October 2016). "Þjálfarar bikarmeistaranna framlengja samninga sína á Hlíðarenda". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- Bjarni Helgason (14 October 2019). "Spennandi að fara suður með sjó". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (15 June 2020). "Bjössi Hreiðars: Nánast að detta í nýtt körfuboltatímabil". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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