Ríkharður Daðason
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ríkharður Daðason | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1995 | Fram Reykjavik | 101 | (30) |
| 1996 | KR | 18 | (14) |
| 1996–1997 | Kalamata | 10 | (1) |
| 1997 | KR | 16 | (7) |
| 1998–2000 | Viking | 69 | (49) |
| 2000 | Hamburger SV | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Stoke City | 39 | (10) |
| 2002–2003 | Lillestrøm | 12 | (4) |
| 2003 | Fredrikstad | 9 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Fram Reykjavik | 28 | (10) |
| Total | 302 | (129) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991-2003 | Iceland | 44 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ríkharður Daðason (born 26 April 1972) is a former Icelandic football forward. In his teenage years Ríkharður was also a talented handball player.
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[edit] Club career
He started his career in Fram Reykjavik, and later moved to KR where he became top goalscorer in the Icelandic league in 1996. His KR career was interrupted by an unsuccessful spell in Greek football. In 1998 he moved to Norwegian club Viking, and after scoring at least 15 goals three seasons in a row he was picked up by Stoke City, who at the time signed many Icelandic players. Struggling to grasp a regular team place, he returned to Norway. As of 2004 he once again played for Fram.
[edit] International career
Daðason made his debut for Iceland in a May 1991 friendly against Malta as a substitute for Grétar Einarsson. He played his last international match in 2003, having been capped 44 times and scoring 14 goals.[1] Daðason scored a legendary goal against France, then recent World Cup Champions, on 5 September 1998. The game ended with a 1-1 draw.[2]
[edit] Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2000–01 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 8 |
| 2001–02 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| Career Total | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 12 | |
[edit] Footnotes
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League play-offs, and Football League Trophy.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Icelandic footballers
- Iceland international footballers
- Fram players
- KR Reykjavík players
- Viking FK players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Lillestrøm SK players
- Fredrikstad FK players
- Kalamata F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Icelandic expatriate footballers
- Norwegian Premier League players
