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. He won the
Icelandic Cup with Fram in 1985 and 1989.
In
1985
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he was the Úrvalsdeild top scorer with 13 goals.
Football
Honours
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Icelandic Championships: 3
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1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
,
1982
Events
January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
,
1988
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Icelandic Cup: 2
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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 n ...
,
1989
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Basketball
Ómar played
basketball
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for
KFÍ
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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. In September 1979, Ómar joined
Úrvalsdeild karla club
Valur but did not appear in any league games with them.
See also
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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
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FC Luzern players
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Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
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20th-century Icelandic sportsmen