Kristján Örn Sigurðsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Kristján.

Kristján Örn Sigurðsson

Sigurðsson with Hønefoss
Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-10-07) 7 October 1980
Place of birth	Akureyri, Iceland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1995	Þór
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996	Völsungur	15	(0)
1997	KA	15	(0)
1997–2001	Stoke City	0	(0)
2001–2002	KA	34	(3)
2003–2004	KR	33	(1)
2005–2010	Brann	120	(10)
2010–2015	Hønefoss	135	(11)
2017	Þór	18	(2)
International career
1996–1997	Iceland U-17	9	(0)
1998	Iceland U-19	6	(0)
2003–2011	Iceland	52	(4)
Managerial career
2017	Þór (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kristján Örn Sigurðsson (often spelled Sigurdsson; born 7 October 1980 in Akureyri) is an Icelandic footballer who is a player-assistant manager for Þór.

Club career

He started his career at his local club ÍF Völsungur Húsavik, and moved to Stoke City in England as a teenager. Failing to grab a place on the first team, he returned to Iceland to play for KR. After the 2004 season he moved to SK Brann in Bergen, Norway where he plays as a defender. He showed acceptable defensive skills, but clear weaknesses in his passing game and general offensive play from his right back position. Before the 2006 season, Kristján was moved into the central defence, after both Ragnvald Soma and Paul Scharner were sold after the 2005 season.

Kristján showed that he is a supreme centre back with his great speed - he was tested to be the fastest Brann player on 40 metres relay before the 2006 season. He is also considered to have great strength in the air, even though he is shorter than most players who play in his position. Some commentators have compared Kristján's style of play to that of Argentine centre back Roberto Ayala, although both players differ greatly in quality. Kristján and his teammate Ólafur Örn Bjarnason started the season excellently and were nicknamed Ørneredet which means Eagle's nest (both players have Örn as their middle name, and Örn/Ørn is the Norwegian and Icelandic word for eagle). After several years in Bergen including the 2007 season which ended at the top position in the Norwegian Premier League, his contract with Brann ended after the 2009 season.

Kristján retired after 2014 season. However, he came out of his retirement in 2017 after his brother, Lárus Sigurðsson, took over as manager of Þór.

International career

Sigurðsson with the Iceland national team

Kristján made his debut for Iceland in 2003 and went on to earn 53 caps. On 9 February 2012 he announced his retirement from international football.

Career statistics

Club

Source:

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Völsungur	1996	1. deild karla	15	0	—		15	0
KA	1997	1. deild karla	15	0	—		15	0
Stoke City	1997–98	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1998–99	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1999–2000	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2000–01	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0
KA	2001	1. deild karla	17	2	—		17	2
	2002	Úrvalsdeild	17	1	—		17	1
	Total		34	3	0	0	34	3
KR	2003	Úrvalsdeild	16	0	—		16	0
	2004	Úrvalsdeild	17	1	—		17	1
	Total		33	1	0	0	33	1
Brann	2005	Tippeligaen	24	0	5	0	29	0
	2006	Tippeligaen	24	3	4	1	28	4
	2007	Tippeligaen	25	4	3	0	28	4
	2008	Tippeligaen	19	1	1	0	20	1
	2009	Tippeligaen	28	2	4	0	32	2
	Total		120	10	17	1	137	11
Hønefoss	2010	Tippeligaen	27	0	1	0	28	0
	2011	Norwegian First Division	28	6	4	0	32	6
	2012	Tippeligaen	28	3	2	0	30	3
	2013	Tippeligaen	25	1	0	0	25	1
	2014	Norwegian First Division	27	1	0	0	27	1
	Total		135	11	7	0	142	11
Þór	2017	1. deild karla	18	2	—		18	2
Career total			370	27	24	1	394	28

International

Source:

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iceland	2003	1	0
	2004	8	0
	2005	8	2
	2006	2	0
	2007	9	0
	2008	6	0
	2009	9	2
	2010	5	0
	2011	4	0
Total		52	4

Honours

Norway

• Norwegian Premier League: 2007

Iceland

• Icelandic Premier League: 2003

External links

• Kristján Örn Sigurðsson at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kristján Örn Sigurðsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)