Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the
Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won the
Icelandic championship three times, in 1981 and 1982 with
Víkingur, and in 1988 with
Fram
Fram may refer to:
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* MS ''Fram'', expedition cruise ship owned by Hurtigruten Group
Places and geography
* Fram, Paraguay, a town in Itapúa, Paraguay
* Fram Formation, a se ...
. He won the
Icelandic Cup with Fram in 1985 and 1989.
In
1985
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* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
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he was the Úrvalsdeild top scorer with 13 goals.
Football
Honours
*
Icelandic Championships: 3
::
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
,
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
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,
1988
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*
Icelandic Cup: 2
::
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
,
1989
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Basketball
Ómar played
basketball
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for
KFÍ
The Vestri men's basketball team, commonly known as Vestri, is a basketball team based in Ísafjörður, Iceland. The club was founded in 1965 as Körfuknattleiksfélag Ísafjarðar and held that name until it merged with newly founded Íþrótta ...
in the Icelandic
second-tier league in the late 1970s alongside future national team player and
track and field
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star
Jón Oddsson
Jón Halldór Oddsson (born 25 January 1958) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. He was a member of both the Icelandic men's national football team and the Icelandic track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athlet ...
. In September 1979, Ómar joined
Úrvalsdeild karla club
Valur
Valur may refer to:
People
* Birkir Valur Jónsson (born 1998), Icelandic football player
* Björn Valur Gíslason (born 1959), Icelandic politician
* Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (born 1979), Icelandic handball player
* Guðni Valur Guðnason (born ...
but did not appear in any league games with them.
See also
*
List of Iceland international footballers
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References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Ómar Torfason
Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Iceland national football team, Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won th ...
Ómar Torfason
Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Iceland national football team, Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won th ...
Ómar Torfason
Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Iceland national football team, Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won th ...
Ómar Torfason
Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Iceland national football team, Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won th ...
Ómar Torfason
Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Iceland national football team, Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won th ...
Ómar Torfason
Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Iceland national football team, Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won th ...
Ómar Torfason
Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Iceland national football team, Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won th ...
Ómar Torfason
Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Iceland national football team, Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won th ...
Ómar Torfason
Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Iceland national football team, Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won th ...
FC Luzern players
Ómar Torfason
Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Iceland national football team, Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won th ...
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Ómar Torfason
Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Iceland national football team, Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won th ...