Sigurbjörn Örn Hreiðarsson (born 25 November 1975) is a retired

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

ic football midfielder. He retired as

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 ...

's leader in most games played in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. He played for Trelleborgs FF from 2000 to 2001.

Early life

Sigurbjörn was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, but moved to Dalvík when he was 8 years old. He debuted with

UMFS Dalvík UMFS Dalvík (officially named Ungmennafélag Svarfdæla, usually referred to as Dalvík, previously referred to as Svarfdælir) is an Icelandic sports club located in Dalvík. The club has had competitors in various sports in Iceland, most notably ...

's senior team in 1990 at the age of 15. In the fall, he moved with his family back to Reykjavík where he started playing with Valur.

Managing career

In October 2013, Sigurbjörn was hired as the manager of Haukar. In October 2014, Sigurbjörn was hired as an assistant manager to

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. In October 2019, he signed a two-year contract to coach

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References

1975 births Living people Sigurbjorn Hreidarsson Sigurbjorn Hreidarsson Trelleborgs FF players Sigurbjorn Hreidarsson Men's association football midfielders Sigurbjorn Hreidarsson Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Sigurbjorn Hreidarsson Allsvenskan players {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub