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Kristján Örn Sigurðsson (born 7 October 1980 in Akureyri) is an Icelandic footballer who played as a defender. He is[needs update] a player-assistant manager for Þór.

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Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
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Sigurðsson with Hønefoss
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-07) 7 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Akureyri, Iceland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
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)
2005–2009 Brann 120 (10)
2010–2014 Hønefoss 135 (11)
2017 Þór 18 (2)
International career
1996–1997 Iceland U-17 9 (0)
1998 Iceland U-19 6 (0)
2003–2011 Iceland 52 (4)
Managerial career
2017 Þór (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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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. He showed acceptable defensive skills, but clear weaknesses in his passing game and general offensive play from his right back position.[citation needed] 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 great speed, being tested as the fastest Brann player in the 40 metre dash 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.[citation needed] Kristján and his teammate Ólafur Örn Bjarnason started the season excellently and were nicknamed Ørneredet which means Eagle's nest (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]

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International career

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Sigurðsson with the Iceland national team

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

Career statistics

Club

Source:[4]

More information Club, Season ...
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Völsungur 1996 1. deild karla 150150
KA 1997 1. deild karla 150150
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 172172
2002 Úrvalsdeild 171171
Total 34300343
KR 2003 Úrvalsdeild 160160
2004 Úrvalsdeild 171171
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 182182
Career total 3702724139428
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International

Source:[4]

More information National team, Year ...
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 200310
200480
200582
200620
200790
200860
200992
201050
201140
Total524
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International goals

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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
2.4 June 2005Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Hungary2–22–32006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.6 June 2009 Netherlands1–21–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Honours

Norway

Iceland

References

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