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Viðar Halldórsson

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Viðar Halldórsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-05-23) May 23, 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
FH
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1987 FH
International career
1976–1983 Iceland 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Viðar Halldórsson (born 23 May 1953) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a defender for FH and the Iceland national team. After his retirement, he returned to his home club in an administrative role, currently serving as chairman.

Playing career

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Club career

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Viðar spent his entire career with his hometown club FH, making his first-team debut in 1970 and playing in over 400 matches.[1] He helped them achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla three different times,[2] including two first-place finishes in the second-tier 1. deild karla in 1974 and 1984.

Apart from football, he played handball at the youth level for FH and a stint at the senior level for Stjarnan.[2]

International career

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Viðar earned 27 caps with the Iceland national team, making his senior international debut on 16 June 1976 in a friendly against Faroe Islands, although it is not officially recognized since their opponent was not a FIFA member at the time. Two months later he replaced Ólafur Sigurvinsson during a 3–1 win over Luxembourg that marked his first FIFA-sanctioned international appearance.[3]

He went on to represent his country in the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns as well as UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying,[3] wearing the captain armband on six occasions.[1] His last appearance came in a 3–0 defeat to Ireland in 1983.[3]

Business and administrative career

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During his playing career, Viðar studied business and accounting at the University of Iceland.[1][2] He entered the shipping and real estate industries, holding executive positions at multiple companies.[1][2]

He returned to FH in 1990 as vice-chairman of the football department, and in 2008 was elected chairman of the club as a whole.[1][2] He also presides on the board of the European Club Association.[1]

Personal life

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He married Guðrún Bjarney Bjarnadóttir in 1976; all three of their sons (Arnar, Davíð and Bjarni) became professional footballers who went on to represent Iceland internationally.[1][2]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 1976 2 0
1977 2 0
1978 0 0
1979 1 0
1980 3 0
1981 5 0
1982 8 0
1983 6 0
Total 27 0

Honours

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Club

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FH

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Vidar Halldorsson profile". European Club Association. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Knattspyrnufeðgarnir fræknu úr Hafnarfirði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 May 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Viðar Halldórsson profile". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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