Andri Sigþórsson (born 25 March 1977) is an

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ic former

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footballer.

Career

Andri, who played as a striker, played as a youth for KR, before joining the youth setup of Bayern Munich. He played for Bayern's

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in the Regionalliga, but returned to Iceland in 1996, rejoining KR. In 2000, he was joint top scorer in the Icelandic Premier Division, and briefly returned to

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in 1997, for a loan spell with

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. After three more years with KR, moved to

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, joining SV Salzburg, then to

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, where he played for

Molde FK Molde Fotballklubb () is a professional football club based in Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club was originally known as International and changed its name t ...

. His career was cut short in 2004 when he suffered a serious knee injury. He made seven appearances for

, scoring two goals. These goals came in back-to-back matches against

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and the

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Personal life

Andri is famous for being a star player in

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, being set with the maximum potential of 200. His brother Kolbeinn is also a professional footballer and Andri has acted as his agent. After retiring from football he has also helped run his father's string of bakeries in Molde. Andri's daughter Amanda Andradóttir made her debut for the

Iceland women's national football team The Iceland women's national football team represents Iceland in international women's football. They are currently ranked as the 17th best women's national team in the world by FIFA as of December 2019. On 30 October 2008, the national team q ...

in September 2021.

References

* 1977 births Living people Andri Sigthorsson Andri Sigthorsson Andri Sigthorsson Andri Sigthorsson Andri Sigthorsson Association football forwards Andri Sigthorsson 2. Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Eliteserien players FC Bayern Munich II players Andri Sigthorsson FSV Zwickau players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Molde FK players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Austria Expatriate footballers in Norway {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub