Hannes Þór Halldórsson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hannes Þór Halldórsson | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1984 | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandnes Ulf | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Leiknir R. | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Afturelding | 18 | (0) |
| 2006 | Stjarnan | 18 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Fram | 84 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | KR | 63 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Brann (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Sandnes Ulf | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Iceland | 22 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2014 | |||
Hannes Þór Halldórsson (born 27 April 1984) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf.
Club Career
Hannes has played club football in Iceland for Leiknir, Afturelding, Stjarnan, Fram and KR.[1]
On 28 March 2012, Hannes joined Norwegian club SK Brann on a short-term loan, as a cover for injured goalkeeper Piotr Leciejewski.[2]
In December 2013 Hannes joined Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf, having trained with the club in October 2013 as preparation for Iceland's World Cup playoff games against Croatia. [3]
International career
He made his international debut for Iceland in 2011, keeping a clean sheet in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Cyprus.[4]
Hannes is considered the main goalkeeper of the national team,[5] after appearing in all twelve 2014 World Cup qualifiers for Iceland.[6]
Other
Hannes has found some work as a director when not playing football. He directed amongst other things Iceland's video for their entry to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. [7] His employer before leaving to Norway to become a fully professional footballer, SagaFilm, has promised him his job back when he returns to Iceland after his expatriate footballing career. [8]
References
- ^ Hannes Þór Halldórsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ http://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2012/03/28/hannes_thor_gengur_til_lids_vid_brann/
- ^ http://www.ruv.is/frett/hannes-samdi-vid-sandnes-ulf
- ^ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15171/match=2002316/postmatch/statistics/index.html
- ^ http://www.visir.is/hannes--stefni-a-ad-spila-erlendis/article/2012121019410
- ^ Hannes Þór Halldórsson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ http://www.dv.is/menning/2012/3/19/greta-salome-ordlaus-af-hrifningu-yfir-eurovision-myndbandi/
- ^ http://www.fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=157532
External links
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Icelandic footballers
- Iceland international footballers
- Knattspyrnufélagið Fram players
- Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur players
- SK Brann players
- Norwegian Premier League players
- Icelandic expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Icelandic expatriates in Norway
- Icelandic football biography stubs