Kristján Örn Sigurðsson

Kristján Örn Sigurðsson (often spelled Sigurdsson) (born 7 October 1980 in Akureyri) is an Icelandic footballer who is a player-assistant manager for Þór.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Kristján.

Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
Sigurðsson with Hønefoss
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-07) 7 October 1980
Place of birth Akureyri, Iceland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing 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)
2005–2010 Brann 120 (10)
2010–2015 Hønefoss 135 (11)
2017 Þór 18 (2)
National team
1996–1997 Iceland U-17 9 (0)
1998 Iceland U-19 6 (0)
2003–2011 Iceland 52 (4)
Teams managed
2017 Þór (assistant manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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 where he plays as a defender. He showed acceptable defensive skills, but clear weaknesses in his passing game and general offensive play from his right back position. 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 that he is a supreme centre back with his great speed - he was tested to be the fastest Brann player on 40 metres relay 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. Some commentators have compared Kristján's style of play to that of Argentine centre back Roberto Ayala, although both players differ greatly in quality. Kristján and his teammate Ólafur Örn Bjarnason started the season excellently and were nicknamed Ørneredet which means Eagle's nest (both players have Örn as their middle name, and 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
Sigurðsson with the Iceland national team

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

Career statistics

Club

Source:[4]

Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Völsungur 1996 1. deild karla 150—150
KA 1997 1. deild karla 150—150
Stoke City 1997–98 First Division 000000
1998–99 Second Division 000000
1999–2000 Second Division 000000
2000–01 Second Division 000000
Total 000000
KA 2001 1. deild karla 172—172
2002 Úrvalsdeild 171—171
Total 34300343
KR 2003 Úrvalsdeild 160—160
2004 Úrvalsdeild 171—171
Total 33100331
Brann 2005 Tippeligaen 24050290
2006 Tippeligaen 24341284
2007 Tippeligaen 25430284
2008 Tippeligaen 19110201
2009 Tippeligaen 28240322
Total 1201017113711
Hønefoss 2010 Tippeligaen 27010280
2011 Norwegian First Division 28640326
2012 Tippeligaen 28320303
2013 Tippeligaen 25100251
2014 Norwegian First Division 27100271
Total 135117014211
Þór 2017 1. deild karla 182—182
Career total 3702724139428

International

Source:[4]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 200310
200480
200582
200620
200790
200860
200992
201050
201140
Total524

Honours

Norway
  • Norwegian Premier League: 2007

Iceland
gollark: <@319753218592866315> You are bad. Unslowmode it or die.
gollark: Γοογλε.
gollark: *ὀρ ἐλσε.*
gollark: δελετε ἰτ ιμμεδιατελυ.
gollark: What we need is more eßolangs.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=216594
  3. http://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?action=viewStory&id=121321
  4. Kristján Örn Sigurðsson at National-Football-Teams.com
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