Garðar Jóhannsson (born 1 April 1980 in
Garðabær
Garðabær () is a municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland.
History
Garðabær is a growing town in the Capital Region. It is the sixth largest town in Iceland with a population of 13,872 (Sept 1, 2013).
The site of Garðabær has been inha ...
) 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 ...
ic
football striker.
Career
Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad.
The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 1 ...
bought Garðar for 2 million NOK in August 2006,
only a month after he was bought for 100.000 NOK by an Icelandic club.
Because Garðar had played for
KR Reykjavík
KR is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 and WMO country code for South Korea.
KR or Kr may also refer to:
Sports
* KR (basketball club), associated with Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
* Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, an Icelandic football club
* Kickoff r ...
and
Valur after 1 July 2006, he had to wait almost one year before he could play matches for Fredrikstad.
Garðar made his debut in
Tippeligaen
Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotio ...
against
Vålerenga
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for its ...
on 26 May 2007, where he scored the only goal of the match. He scored 18 goals in 58 matches for Fredrikstad.
On 22 January 2010, he joined
2. Bundesliga
The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...
club
Hansa Rostock
FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...
.
Garðar later played for
Strømsgodset
Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county (from 1964 Buskerud county), Norway, today a part of the city of Drammen. History
Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes (Drammen). But since th ...
, where he played six matches and scored one goal in the
2010 season.
References
Garðar Jóhannsson aðstoðarþjálfari Fylkis (Staðfest) fotbolti.net, 14 November 2015
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Gardar Johannsson
Gardar Johannsson
Gardar Johannsson
Gardar Johannsson
Gardar Johannsson
Fredrikstad FK players
FC Hansa Rostock players
Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
Eliteserien players
2. Bundesliga players
Gardar Johannsson
Expatriate footballers in Norway
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Gardar Johannsson
Gardar Johannsson
Association football forwards
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