Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson | ||
Date of birth | 26 November 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Iceland | ||
Position(s) | Midfield | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1996 | KA Akureyri | 64 | (44) |
1997 | Leiftur | 15 | (11) |
1998 | Östers IF | 9 | (5) |
1999–2003 | KA Akureyri | 79 | (47) |
2004 | Fram | 4 | (2) |
2006 | Valur | 6 | (1) |
2007 | KA Akureyri | 18 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Carl | 4 | (2) |
Total | 199 | (113) | |
International career | |||
1993 | Iceland U18 | 1 | (0) |
2002 | Iceland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson (born 26 November 1974) is an Icelandic former international footballer.
He played club football for KA Akureyri, Leiftur, Östers IF, KA Akureyri again, Fram Reykjavik and Valur.
In November 1997 Þorvaldur underwent a trial at English clubs Sheffield United and Stoke City. He later signed for Stoke City on a short term contract.[1]
Þorvaldur won a single cap for the senior Iceland team, in a 6–1 friendly defeat to Brazil in Brasília on 8 March 2002.
Þorvaldur's wife Katrín was the captain of the Iceland women's national football team. They were married in August 2009, just before Katrín played at UEFA Women's Euro 2009.[2]
References
- ^ "Þorvaldur í Stoke City ?". Dagur (in Icelandic). Timarit.is. 7 November 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Guðbjartsson, Steinþór (4 August 2009). "Landsliðsfyrirliði í hnapphelduna" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
External links
- Sigbjörnsson.html Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson at Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ)