Hermann Hreiðarsson

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Hermann.
Hermann Hreiðarsson
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Personal information
Full name Hermann Hreiðarsson
Date of birth 11 July 1974 (1974-07-11) (age 37)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Coventry City
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1993–1997 ÍBV 66 (5)
1997–1998 Crystal Palace 37 (2)
1998–1999 Brentford 41 (6)
1999–2000 Wimbledon 25 (1)
2000–2003 Ipswich Town 102 (2)
2003–2007 Charlton Athletic 132 (3)
2007–2012 Portsmouth 123 (8)
2012– Coventry City 2 (0)
National team‡
1996– Iceland 89 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:07, 2 February 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:35, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Hermann Hreiðarsson (born 11 July 1974) is an Icelandic football player who plays for Football League Championship club Coventry City as a left back. Hreiðarsson has been relegated from the Premier League five times, a record he holds jointly with Nathan Blake.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Hreiðarsson had a spell at amateur Icelandic club Epping with a few fellow countrymen before he turned professional. In 1993, he moved to Icelandic champions ÍBV for four years.

In 1997, Hreiðarsson began being scouted by Premier League newcomers Crystal Palace.[1] Hreiðarsson came into English football in August that year when Palace signed him up. He was one of the team's few stand-out players in a season where Palace were relegated. At Palace Hermann scored league goals against Sheffield Wednesday[2] and Chelsea, with the latter goal briefly giving Palace the lead at Stamford Bridge.[3] He also scored once in the League Cup against Torquay United.[4]

[edit] Brentford

In September 1998, Hreiðarsson opted to move further down the Football League and followed recently departed Crystal Palace chairman Ron Noades to Brentford, where Noades was now chairman as well as the manager. He joined Third Division side in a deal worth £750,000.

Brentford were champions of the Third Division and Hermann scored six goals, but in October 1999 Hermann was signed by Premier League side Wimbledon in a deal worth £2.5 million. They were later relegated from the top flight that season. During his time at Wimbledon, he scored once against West Ham United.[5]

Hreiðarsson has been relegated from the Premier League a record five times with five different teams (every Premier League club he has played for). In the 1997–98 season he was a part of the Crystal Palace squad which was relegated at the end of the season. He also has managed to be relegated with Wimbledon in the 1999–2000 season, Ipswich Town in the 2001–02 season and with Charlton Athletic in the 2006–07 season. He suffered his fifth relegation playing for Portsmouth in the 2009–10 season.

[edit] Ipswich Town

A £4.5million move before the 2000–01 season saw him become newly-promoted Ipswich Town's record signing. Ipswich finished fifth in the club's first season back in the Premier League, thus securing a UEFA Cup place. The following season, there was a complete reversal of fortunes, and they were relegated. Ipswich trimmed their squad to save on finances, but Hermann turned down a move to newly promoted West Bromwich Albion at the start of the 2002–03 season – reportedly due to West Bromwich offering him vastly reduced wages compared to what he was currently receiving, and also Hermann not wanting to face another relegation battle.[6] At Ipswich he scored league goals against Manchester City[7] and West Ham[8] and scored once in the UEFA Cup against Helsingborgs.[9]

[edit] Charlton Athletic

In March 2003, Hreiðarsson moved on from Ipswich, joining Premier League side Charlton Athletic. He signed a three-and-a-half year contract, with the club paying £800,000, plus a further £100,000 if they were not relegated in the 2003–04 season to Hermann. He was able to move to Charlton outside the Premier League's transfer window as Ipswich were in temporary administration, although he would not be eligible to play for the club for the remainder of that season.

Hreiðarsson proved his worth for Charlton after making his debut in a 3–0 home defeat at the hands of Manchester City. He would miss only five games in his debut season, and would be regular starter in subsequent years.

[edit] Portsmouth

On 25 May 2007, Hreiðarsson exercised a clause in his contract with Charlton which allowed him to leave on a free transfer if they were relegated and signed a two-year deal with fellow Premier League club Portsmouth.[10] On 29 September, Hreiðarsson scored his first goal for Portsmouth in a 7–4 Premier League win at home against Reading. He followed that up with another goal the following weekend against Fulham. On 20 April 2008, Hreiðarsson was sent off for a professional foul on Darius Vassell at the City of Manchester Stadium against Manchester City, but his season ended well by lifting the FA Cup after a 1–0 victory over Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium.[11]

Hreiðarsson scored two goals in two games for the second season running in 2009, when he netted with headers against both Liverpool and Manchester City. In December 2009, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 victory against Burnley. On 27 March 2010, Hreiðarsson snapped his achilles tendon in an away match against Tottenham Hotspur and was ruled out for several months.[12] After the match, Spurs and former Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp commented, "The game was soured by Hermann's injury. The lads said they heard it pop."

After Portsmouth were relegated from the Premier League, it became unknown whether Hreiðarsson would stay at the club. However, on 8 October, he signed a new one-year contract.[13] For most of the 2010-11 season, Hreiðarsson remained on the bench, as manager Steve Cotterill preferred loan signing Carl Dickinson, but in the latter part of the season, he became first-choice ahead of Dickinson and made his 500th league appearance against Barnsley on 19 February 2011.[14] He signed a new one-year contract with Portsmouth on 8 July.[15]

[edit] Coventry City

On 14 January 2012, after a long injury spell and limited playing time, it was announced that Hreiðarsson would sign for fellow Championship side Coventry City on a six-month contract. [16]

[edit] International career

Hreiðarsson made his debut for Iceland in a June 1996 friendly match against Cyprus, coming on as a substitute for Alexander Högnason. He since become a strongly established member of the team, collecting 88 caps[17] and is the current captain of the team.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Club[18][19]

Updated on 16 August 2011

Season Club Division League Iceland FA Cup Iceland League Cup N/A Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1993 ÍBV Úrvalsdeild 2 0 0 0
1994 18 2 0 0
1995 18 1 0 0
1996 17 2 0 0
1997 11 0 0 0
IBV Total 66 5 0 0
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1997–98 Crystal Palace Premier League 30 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 2
1998–99 Division 1 7 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
Crystal Palace Total 37 2 4 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 46 3
1998–99 Brentford Division 3 33 4 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 38 6
1999–00 Division 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
Brentford Total 41 6 2 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 48 8
1999–00 Wimbledon Premier League 24 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
2000–01 Division 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Wimbledon Total 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
2000–01 Ipswich Town Premier League 36 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 45 1
2001–02 38 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 47 2
2002–03 Division 1 28 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 36 0
Ipswich Town Total 102 2 6 0 11 0 0 0 9 1 128 3
2003–04 Charlton Athletic Premier League 33 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 2
2004–05 34 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 39 2
2005–06 34 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 42 0
2006–07 31 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
Charlton Athletic Total 132 3 9 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 149 4
2007–08 Portsmouth Premier League 32 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 3
2008–09 23 2 2 0 1 0 1* 0 3 1 30 3
2009–10 17 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1
2010–11 Championship 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 1
2011–12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Portsmouth Total 102 7 13 0 3 0 1 0 3 1 122 8
2011-12 Coventry City Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Coventry City Total !0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 494 25 36 1 29 2 4 1 12 2 575 31

(*) Community Shield

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 September 1999 Laugardalsvöllur, Iceland  Andorra 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying
2 24 March 2001 Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 1–0 1–2 FIFA World Cup 2002 Qualifying
3 11 June 2003 Kaunas, Lithuania  Lithuania 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying
4 7 September 2005 Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 2–0 3–2 FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying
5 2 September 2006 Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying

[edit] Honours

Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja

Brentford

Portsmouth

[edit] Personal life

Hermann is married to fellow Icelander Ragna Lóa Stefánsdóttir, herself a former football player (not to be confused with the jazz singer Loa Stefansdottir). They have two daughters, Telma and Ýda, in addition to Ragna Lóa's own children, Stefán and Elsa.[20] They live together in the county of Dorset, England.

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Sheff Wed 1 Crystal Palace 3". Sporting Life. 25 October 1997. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_championship/palace/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/97/10/25/SOCCER_Sheff_Wed_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=crystalpalace&DIV=nat1&TEAM=CRYSTAL--PALACE&RH=Crystal--Palace&PREV_SEASON=1996. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  3. ^ Hadfield, Dave (11 March 1998). "Vialli double inspires Chelsea rout". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-vialli-double-inspires-chelsea-rout-1149822.html. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  4. ^ Harling, Nick (25 August 1998). "Hreidarsson scuppers battling Torquay". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-hreidarsson-scuppers-battling-torquay-1174232.html?cmp=ilc-n. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  5. ^ Tongue, Steve (26 December 1999). "Hislop's error rescues Wimbledon". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-hislops-error-rescues-wimbledon-1134712.html?cmp=ilc-n. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  6. ^ "Hreidarsson snubs West Brom". BBC News. 13 August 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/2187813.stm. Retrieved 4 May 2010. 
  7. ^ "Ipswich give City the blues". BBC Sport. 25 November 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1039246.stm. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  8. ^ "Hammers sink Ipswich". BBC Sport. 28 October 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1620711.stm. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  9. ^ "Ipswich battle through". BBC Sport. 1 November 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/1630411.stm. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  10. ^ Sinnott, John (25 May 2007). "Pompey sign defender Hreidarsson". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6689671.stm. Retrieved 25 May 2007. 
  11. ^ McNulty, Phil (17 May 2008). "Portsmouth 1–0 Cardiff". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7393770.stm. Retrieved 17 May 2008. 
  12. ^ "Tottenham 2-0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 27 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8587876.stm. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 
  13. ^ "Hreidarsson signs new deal". Sky Sports. 8 October 2010. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6434504,00.html. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  14. ^ [2]
  15. ^ [3]
  16. ^ [4]
  17. ^ Iceland – Record International Players – RSSSF
  18. ^ "Hermann Hreiðarsson Career Stats". Soccerbase. 28 December 2009. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=12148. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
  19. ^ "Hermann Hreiðarsson Career Stats (2)". national-football-teams.com. 28 December 2009. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=3131. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
  20. ^ Heimaslóð Retrieved on 2007-10-01.

[edit] External links
Coventry City F.C. – current squad
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