Sigurbjörn Örn Hreiðarsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-11-25) 25 November 1975
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Víkingur
–1990 UMFS Dalvík
Valur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 UMFS Dalvík
1991–1999 Valur 105 (18)
2000–2001 Trelleborgs FF
2001–2011 Valur 152 (28)
2012–2014 Haukar 30 (2)
2014 KH 1 (0)
2018 Ármann 0 (0)
International career
1990–1991 Iceland U16 9 (3)
1990–1991 Iceland U17 5 (1)
1992–1994 Iceland U19 18 (5)
1995–1996 Iceland U21 3 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Haukar
2014–2019 Valur (assistant)
2019 Grindavík
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sigurbjörn Örn Hreiðarsson (born 25 November 1975) is a retired Icelandic football midfielder. He retired as Valur's leader in most games played in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.[1] He played for Trelleborgs FF from 2000 to 2001.[2]

Early life

Sigurbjörn was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, but moved to Dalvík when he was 8 years old. He debuted with UMFS Dalvík's senior team in 1990 at the age of 15. In the fall, he moved with his family back to Reykjavík where he started playing with Valur.[3]

Managing career

In October 2013, Sigurbjörn was hired as the manager of Haukar.[4] In October 2014, Sigurbjörn was hired as an assistant manager to Ólafur Jóhannesson at Valur.[5] In October 2019, he signed a two-year contract to coach Grindavík.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 October 2014). "Ólafur Jóh: Aðstoðarþjálfararnir mínir eru ekki bara keiluberar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sigurbjörn hættur með Trelleborg". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 April 2001. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Það er styrkur stórveldis að rísa á ný". Valsblaðið (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélagið Valur. 1 May 2005. pp. 14–17. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Stefán Árni Pálsson (17 October 2013). "Sigurbjörn Hreiðarsson ráðinn þjálfari Hauka". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 October 2016). "Þjálfarar bikarmeistaranna framlengja samninga sína á Hlíðarenda". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Bjarni Helgason (14 October 2019). "Spennandi að fara suður með sjó". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (15 June 2020). "Bjössi Hreiðars: Nánast að detta í nýtt körfuboltatímabil". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.


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