Jón Oddsson

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Jón Halldór Oddsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-01-25) 25 January 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Ísafjörður, Iceland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978 ÍBÍ
1979–1980 KR
1981–1983 ÍBÍ
1984 Breiðablik
1985–1986 ÍBÍ
1987 Fram 3 (0)
1988–1989 Víkingur 16 (0)
1990 Einherji
International career
1979 Iceland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jón Halldór Oddsson (born 25 January 1958) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete.[1] He was a member of both the Icelandic men's national football team[2] and the Icelandic track and field national team.[3][4]

Athletics[edit]

Jón competed in track and field[5] from the age of 18 until the age of 39, winning several Icelandic championships in long jump, triple jump, high jump, pentathlon and relay racing.[4] He was first noticed on the national stage when he competed in the Meistaramót Íslands in 1978 where he medaled in long jump and triple Jump.[6]

Football[edit]

Jón played for several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier football league, then named 1. deild karla. In 1979, while playing for KR, he was the fifth highest goal scorer ins the 1. deild with 8 goals.[4]

National football team[edit]

In May 1979, Jón was named to the Icelandic men's national football team. On May 22, he was an unused substitute in Iceland's UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying game against Swiss.[7] On May 26, he played his first and only game when he came on 59th minute in Iceland's 1–3 loss against West Germany.[8][4]

Basketball[edit]

Jón Oddsson
PositionShooting guard
Career history
197?–1978KFÍ
1978–1979ÍS
1979–1980Valur
1980–1981ÍS
1982–1983KFÍ
1986–1987ÍS
1989–1990UMFB
1991–1992Víkverji
1992–1993UMFB
1994–1996ÍH
2008–2009KFÍ
Medals

Jón played three seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, winning the Icelandic championship and Icelandic Basketball Cup in 1980 as a member of Valur.[4] He played for several seasons in the lower leagues. On March 6, 2009, he played his last game at the age of 50, in the second-tier 1. deild karla.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Jón is married to Martha Ernstdóttir[10] who competed in women's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Knattspyrnumaður sem á Íslandsmet í frjálsum íþróttum, hefur leikið Evrópuleiki í körfu og átt sundmet". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 August 1983. pp. 44–53. Retrieved 1 March 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Félagsmaður - Jón Oddsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ Sigmundur Ó. Steinarsson (2014). Saga landsliðs karla (PDF) (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. p. 275. ISBN 978-9935-9229-0-8. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. pp. 250–251. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
  5. ^ "Vestfirðingurinn vinsælastur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 March 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Verð varla með í frjálsum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 March 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Leikskýrsla: Sviss - Ísland 2-0". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Leikskýrsla: Ísland - V-Þýskaland 1-3". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. ^ "1. deild karla (2009 Tímabil) - Jón Oddsson". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Mikilvægt að vera sprækur". Dagur-Tíminn (in Icelandic). 4 June 1997. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  11. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martha Ernstdóttir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

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