Hannes Sigurðsson

Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson (born 10 April 1983) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a striker.

This article is about the footballer. For art historian of the same name, see Hannes Sigurðsson (art historian).
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hannes.

Hannes Sigurðsson
Personal information
Full name Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson
Date of birth (1983-04-10) 10 April 1983
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 FH 12 (2)
2002–2005 Viking 68 (15)
2005–2006 Stoke City 25 (1)
2006–2007 Brøndby IF 9 (2)
2007–2008 Viking 25 (4)
2008–2011 GIF Sundsvall 71 (26)
2011 FH 13 (4)
2011 Spartak Nalchik 6 (0)
2012 Atyrau 15 (3)
2013 Mjällby 10 (0)
2013–2014 SV Grödig 14 (1)
2014 Sandnes Ulf 10 (0)
2015 SSV Jahn Regensburg 3 (0)
2016 Egersunds IK 9 (0)
National team‡
1999 Iceland U-17 2 (0)
2001 Iceland U-19 4 (6)
2002–2005 Iceland U-21 14 (7)
2005–2008 Iceland 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:43, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2011

Career

Hannes started his professional career with FH Hafnarfjordur in 2000, scoring on his debut and scoring one goal in eleven matches in 2001.

He moved to Norway to play for Viking FK in 2002, and although he came on as a substitute to score twice on his debut, he spent the best part of his first three seasons in Norway on the substitutes' bench. While he played in 55 matches during these three years, he only started in six of these. However, Hannes emerged as a super-sub, racking up twelve goals to make him the most efficient player in the Norwegian League with one goal every 72 minutes in 2002 and 2003. He emerged as a regular starter in 2005, when he also got his Iceland national team debut against Italy in March.

In July 2005, he signed for English club Stoke City on a Bosman transfer, and he joined his new club in October 2005. He scored his only goal for Stoke in a 2–1 victory over Queens Park Rangers in March 2006.[1] When ownership of the club changed in the Summer 2006, and Boskamp left and Tony Pulis returned to the club, Hannes was deemed surplus to requirements and was released at the end of August.[2]

On 30 August 2006 Hannes signed a deal with Danish Superliga runners-up Brøndby IF. He was a first-team regular throughout the autumn season, though injuries caused him to miss several games. He fell out of favour when manager René Meulensteen was replaced by Tom Køhlert ahead of the spring season, and Hannes looked to leave Brøndby.[3]

Hannes returned to his former club Viking in February 2007, but his registration for the Norwegian club was delayed by the FIFA ruling that a player may only represent two clubs during one year. After a lengthy appeals process, Hannes was finally cleared to play for Viking on 30 March 2007 – one day before the closure of the Norwegian transfer window.

In March 2008, Hannes signed for Swedish club GIF Sundsvall, becoming the club's most expensive signing to date. Hannes was the club's top scorer in 2008, 2009 and 2010 even though he missed out on many games through injury. Following three successful years in Sweden, Hannes returned to Iceland to recover from a broken bone in his right foot that kept him sidelined for five months.

He then signed a short-term contract with his parent club FH Hafnarfjordur, where he played 13 games, scoring four goals.

In August 2011 Hannes joined PFC Spartak Nalchik in the Russian Premier League on a short-term contract. Hannes' style of play was not suitable for the Russian side, so his contract was not extended in January.

Hannes chose to stay in Eastern Europe, and in February 2012 he signed a 1-year contract for FC Atyrau in Kazakhstan.[4] Hannes finished the season as top scorer for the struggling FC Atyrau side and was voted as foreign player of the year by Westside.kz which is a fanclub for FC Atyrau.[5]

Hannes signed a short-term contract with Swedish club Mjällby in 2013 and a two-year contract with recently promoted Austrian Bundesliga club SV Grödig in July 2013.

In 2015, he went on to SSV Jahn Regensburg.[6] Ahead of the 2016 season he joined Norwegian third-tier side Egersunds IK as playing assistant to Maurice Ross.[7]

Career statistics
As of 17 April 2016[8][9]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FH Hafnarfjörður 2000 Úrvalsdeild 10000010
2001 Úrvalsdeild 1110000111
Viking 2002 Tippeligaen 1140000114
2003 Tippeligaen 2340000234
2004 Tippeligaen 2030000203
2005 Tippeligaen 1430000143
Stoke City 2005–06 Championship 2313000261
2006–07 Championship 20001030
Brøndby IF 2006–07 Danish Superliga 92000092
Viking 2007 Tippeligaen 92000092
GIF Sundsvall 2008 Allsvenskan 2560000256
2009 Superettan 221021002411
2010 Superettan 241010002510
FH Hafnarfjörður 2011 Úrvalsdeild 1233200155
Spartak Nalchik 2011–12 Russian Premier League 60000060
Atyrau 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League 1530000153
Mjällby 2013 Allsvenskan 1010000101
SV Grödig 2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 1410000141
Sandnes Ulf 2014 Tippeligaen 1000000100
SSV Jahn Regensburg 2014–15 3. Liga 30000030
Egersunds IK 2016 2. divisjon 90000090
Career Total 27354931028357

International

Source:[9]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 200541
200650
200730
200810
Total131
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References
  1. "QPR 1-2 Stoke". BBC Sport. 29 March 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. "Sigurdsson completes Stoke exit". BBC Sport. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  3. "Sigurdsson måtte væk". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). 5 September 2006.
  4. "Hannes Þ. Sigurðsson til Kasakstan (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  5. "ЛУЧШИЙ ФУТБОЛИСТ 2012г - СЕРГЕЙ БОЙЧЕНКО" (in Russian). westside.kz. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  6. "Sigurdsson ist Regensburgs achter Streich" (in German). kicker.de. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  7. "Sigurdsson ny assistent og spiller i Egersund IK". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 28 December 2015. p. 68.
  8. "H. SIGURÐSSON". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  9. Hannes Sigurðsson at National-Football-Teams.com
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