Sigurbjörn Örn Hreiðarsson

Sigurbjörn Örn Hreiðarsson
Personal information
Date of birth	25 November 1975 (age 48)
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
1990	UMFS Dalvík
1991–1999	Valur
2000–2001	Trelleborgs FF
2001–2011	Valur
2012–2014	Haukar
2014	KH
2018	Ármann
International career
1990–1991	Iceland U16
1990–1991	Iceland U17
1992–1994	Iceland U19
1995–1996	Iceland U21
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

^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 October 2014). "Ólafur Jóh: Aðstoðarþjálfararnir mínir eru ekki bara keiluberar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "Sigurbjörn hættur með Trelleborg". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 April 2001. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "Það er styrkur stórveldis að rísa á ný". Valsblaðið (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélagið Valur. 1 May 2005. pp. 14–17. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ Stefán Árni Pálsson (17 October 2013). "Sigurbjörn Hreiðarsson ráðinn þjálfari Hauka". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 October 2016). "Þjálfarar bikarmeistaranna framlengja samninga sína á Hlíðarenda". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ Bjarni Helgason (14 October 2019). "Spennandi að fara suður með sjó". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ 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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[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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