Stefán Örn Sigurðsson (born 20 February 1954) is an Icelandic former
football
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player and former member of the
Icelandic men's national football team.
Club career
After playing for KR since 1972, Stefán Örn signed with
Holbæk B&I
Holbæk Bold- & Idrætsforening is a Danish football club currently playing in Danish 3rd Division. They play at Holbæk Sportsby in Holbæk on Zealand.
From 2008 to 2014 their first team played under the name Nordvest FC.
History
The club ...
in August 1978. He returned to KR in 1979. After the 1983 season, Stefán Örn moved to the
United States
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to attend
Davis & Elkins College where he also played football.
National team career
In September 1978, Stefán was selected to the
Icelandic national football team for the first time ahead of its game against
East Germany
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. He started in Iceland's 3–1 loss.
Personal life
Stefán Örn is the father of Icelandic
ice hockey
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player
Robbie Sigurðsson
Robert Michael Sigurðsson (born 18 October 1993) is an American-born Icelandic ice hockey player and a former member of the Icelandic men's national team. In 2017, he was named the Icelandic Men's Ice Hockey Player of the Year.
Playing caree ...
.
He retired 2024 from Blue car rental where he was one of the best customer service employee. He really wants to get a dog and loves golf.
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 ...
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