Leifur Sigfinnur Garðarsson (born 23 February 1968) is an Icelandic former

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referee, multi-sport athlete and

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Referee career

Leifur started refereeing in 1987. During the 1991 Úrvalsdeild karla playoffs, Leifur was hit by a fan and threatened violence following a match between bitter rivals

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and

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. He retired from refereeing in 2004 to focus on furthering his football managing career but returned in 2013. He was a

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referee from 1993 to 2004 and again from 2014 to 2018 when he retired due to age restrictions for international referees.

Titles and awards

Titles

* Icelandic Basketball Cup (2) **1985, 1986

Awards

*Icelandic Basketball Referee of the Year (8) **1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Source
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Football

Leifur played several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla with

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and

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. He was an assistant manager to FH from 2003 to 2005. He was the manager of

Fylkir Íþróttafélagið Fylkir (, ) is a multi-sport club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. It features departments in football, handball, volleyball, gymnastics and karate. Kit The Fylkir official home kit is ...

from 2006 to 2008 and

Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur (, ) , commonly referred to as Víkingur Reykjavík (to distinguish them from Víkingur Ólafsvík) and internationally known as Vikingur F.C., is a professional Icelandic sports club based in the Fossvogur neighb ...

from 2008 to 2011.

Titles

* 1. deild karla **

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References

External links

Úrvalsdeild statistics
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