Bjarni Viðarsson
Bjarni Þór Viðarsson (born 5 March 1988) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in England, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark during his career and was also a full international.
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bjarni Þór Viðarsson | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FH | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Twente (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Twente | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Roeselare | 24 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 | Mechelen | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Silkeborg IF | 28 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | FH | 47 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Iceland U17 | 16 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Iceland U19 | 16 | (8) |
| 2005–2011 | Iceland U21 | 26 | (6) |
| 2008 | Iceland | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:38, 19 March 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2011 | |||
Club career
Bjarni Viðarsson joined Everton from Icelandic side FH Hafnarfjörður in the summer of 2004. He has spent the majority of his time with the academy side and the reserves, before training with the first team. He was an unused substitute in the 2–0 defeat to Newcastle United at St. James' Park in late February 2006. One month later he signed his first professional contract at Everton, signing a two-year deal.
On 5 February 2007 he joined Bournemouth on loan for a month. Viðarsson was deployed not in his natural center midfield position, by manager Kevin Bond, but on the left of midfield. He scored one goal against Oldham Athletic[1] in his spell with Bournemouth before he was recalled by Everton because of an injury to Tim Cahill.
Bjarni made his senior debut for Everton on 20 December 2007 as a substitute in the UEFA Cup, away to AZ.[2]
On 29 January 2008, it was announced that Bjarni Viðarsson would join Dutch side FC Twente on loan.[3]
On 14 May 2008, he signed for Twente on a permanent basis.
In the summer of 2009, Bjarni Vidarsson signed a four-year deal to sign for Belgium Jupiler League Team Roeselare, making his debut in a 5–1 defeat to Gent.
He once again transferred, this time to KV Mechelen in Summer 2010.
On 3 August 2012, he signed a four-year deal with the Danish club, Silkeborg IF.
International
Bjarni Viðarsson made his international debut for the Iceland U17s in July 2003 and progressed through the youth setup. At only eighteen years of age, he played for the U21s in several qualifiers for the 2007 European Championships. He became a regular during qualification for the 2009 edition and eventually captained the U21s. In February 2008, he made his one and only appearance for Iceland at senior level, playing in a 2-0 loss to Belarus.[4]
Personal life
Bjarni Viðarsson is from a footballing family; his brothers Arnar and Davíð have both represented Iceland internationally. Their father, Viðar Halldorsson was also a professional footballer.[5]
References
- "Oldham 1-2 Bournemouth". BBC. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- "AZ Alkmaar v Everton". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
- "Bjarni: TWENTE IN FOR BJARNI". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- Bjarni Viðarsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Bjarni Þór Viðarsson samdi við Everton" [Bjarni Thor Vidarsson signed for Everton]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 May 2004.
