Ómar Torfason
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-02-01)1 February 1959
Place of birth Ísafjörður, Iceland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1978 ÍBÍ
1979–1984 Víkingur
1985 Fram 18 (13)
1985–1987 FC Luzern
1987–1988 FC Olten
1988–1989 Fram 25 (5)
1990–1991 Leiftur Ólafsfirði
1993 Grindavík 9 (1)
International career
1975 Iceland U17 3 (0)
1981–1989 Iceland 39 (1)
Managerial career
1990–1991 Leiftur Ólafsfirði
1992 Fram (assistant)
1993 Grindavík
1996 BÍ 88
1997 Þór Akureyri
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won the Icelandic championship three times, in 1981 and 1982 with Víkingur, and in 1988 with Fram. He won the Icelandic Cup with Fram in 1985 and 1989.[1] In 1985 he was the Úrvalsdeild top scorer with 13 goals.[2][3][4]

Football

Honours

1981, 1982, 1988
1985, 1989

Basketball

Ómar played basketball for KFÍ in the Icelandic second-tier league in the late 1970s[5][6][7] alongside future national team player and track and field star Jón Oddsson.[8] In September 1979, Ómar joined Úrvalsdeild karla club Valur[9][10][11] but did not appear in any league games with them.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. pp. 252–257. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
  2. ↑ Skúli Sveinsson (23 October 1995). "Fer ekki nema ég beri mikið úr býtum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 47. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Markið gegn Glentoran mér eftirminnilegast". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 October 1985. p. 6B-7B. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sagan um týnda soninn". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 1 November 1986. p. 6. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ísfirðingar komu á óvart". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 January 1979. p. 20. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Þórsarar heppnir að vinna Ísfirðinga". Íslendingur (in Icelandic). 2 December 1976. p. 2. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Línurnar skýrast í 1. deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 February 1979. p. 25. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Ísfirðingar enn án stiga". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 January 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Boltarnir á fullri ferð". Vísir (in Icelandic). 28 September 1979. p. 7. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "Jón leikur með KR-ingum". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 13 October 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  11. ↑ "12 leikmenn gengu í Val". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 October 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Úrvalsdeild - Valur". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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