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 Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

. He played for Bayern's

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in the

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

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

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 association football, football club based in Molde Municipality, Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football league system, Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club w ...

. 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 Championship Manager 3, being set with the maximum potential of 200. Andri's daughter

Amanda Andradóttir Amanda Jacobsen Andradóttir (born 18 December 2003) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Twente and the Iceland national team. Career On 4 August 2020, Amanda was announced at Nordsjælland. On 21 December 2020, Ama ...

made her debut for the

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in September 2021.

References

* 1977 births Living people Andri Sigthorsson Andri Sigthorsson Andri Sigthorsson Andri Sigthorsson Andri Sigthorsson Men's 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 men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Norway {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub