Leifur Garðarsson

Leifur Sigfinnur Garðarsson (born 23 February 1968) is an Icelandic basketball referee and former multi-sport athlete and football manager.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Leifur.
Leifur Garðarsson
Personal information
Born (1968-02-23) 23 February 1968
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
PositionBasketball referee
Officiating career1987–2004, 2013–present
Career history
1984–1986Haukar
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As referee:

  • 8× Icelandic Referee of the Year (1992, 1997, 1999–2004)

Basketball

Referee career

Leifur started refereeing in 1987.[1] During the 1991 Úrvalsdeild karla playoffs, Leifur was hit by a fan and threatened violence following a match between bitter rivals Njarðvík and Keflavík.[2][3] He retired from refereeing in 2004 to focus on furthering his football managing career[4] but returned in 2013.[5]

He was a FIBA referee from 1993 to 2004[5] and again from 2014 to 2018 when he retired due to age restrictions for international referees.[6]

Titles and awards

Titles

Awards
  • Icelandic Basketball Referee of the Year (8)
    • 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Source

Football

Leifur played several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar and Þór Akureyri.[7] He was the manager of Fylkir from 2006 to 2008 and Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur from 2008 to 2011.[8]

Titles

References
  1. "Enginn Leifur í kvöld". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 7 October 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. "Segir mönnum að nú megi þeir lemja dómara". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 April 1991. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. "Njarðvíkingar kærðir". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 8 April 1991. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. "Flautan komin upp á hillu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 October 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 May 2014). "Leifur orðinn FIBA dómari á ný". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  6. "Leifur hættur sem alþjóðlegur dómari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. "Leifur Sigfinnur Garðarsson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  8. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (10 March 2011). "Leifur Garðarsson: Mun ekki elta ólar við gróusögur og rógburð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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