Hörður Felixson (–) was an Icelandic multi-sport athlete. He was part of the
Iceland national football team
The Iceland national football team () represents Iceland in men's international Association football, football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland, and have been a FIFA member since 1947 and a UEFA member since 1957. ...
between 1958 and 1963, playing 11 matches. He was a member of
Knattspyrnufélag ReykjavÃkur
Knattspyrnufélag ReykjavÃkur (, ), commonly abbreviated to KR, is an Icelandic football club based in the Vesturbær district of the capital, ReykjavÃk.
KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football, having won the Besta ...
where he won several
national championships
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and
Cup titles. Hörður also played handball for several years, both with the
Iceland national handball team
The Icelandic men's national handball team represents Iceland in international men's handball. It is controlled by the Icelandic Handball Association.
Honours
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place& ...
and KR, where he won the
national championship
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in 1958.
Personal life and death
Hörður's brothers,
Gunnar Felixson and
Bjarni Felixson
Bjarni Felixson (27 December 1936 – 14 September 2023), commonly known as Bjarni Fel, was an Icelandic footballer, sports reporter and commentator. Nicknamed The Red Lion due to his red hair, he won six caps for the Iceland national team bet ...
, both played with him on KR and the Icelandic national team. In 1963, all three brothers played together for Iceland in two games against
England
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.
See also
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List of Iceland international footballers
The Iceland national football team is the representative association football affiliated to FIFA. The team played its first match on 17 July 1946 against Denmark and played only friendly matches for the first eleven years of its existence before p ...
References
External links
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Hörður Felixson Profile and StatisticsRon Yeats' reunion with Liverpool's first Euro opponents
1931 births
2018 deaths
Hordur Felixson
Hordur Felixson
Men's association football defenders
Hordur Felixson
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20th-century Icelandic sportsmen
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