Sigurbjörn Örn Hreiðarsson (born 25 November 1975) is a retired

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. He retired as Valur's leader in most games played in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. He played for

Trelleborgs FF Trelleborgs Fotbollsförening, more commonly known as Trelleborgs FF or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. Formed 6 December 1926, the club plays in Superettan, the second tier in the Swedish football league s ...

from 2000 to 2001.

Early life

Sigurbjörn was born in

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, Iceland, but moved to

Dalvík Dalvík () is the main village of the Icelandic municipality of Dalvíkurbyggð. Its population is approximately 1,400.

when he was 8 years old. He debuted with

UMFS Dalvík UMFS Dalvík (officially named Ungmennafélag Svarfdæla, usually referred to as Dalvík, previously referred to as Svarfdælir) is an Icelandic sports club located in Dalvík. The club has had competitors in various sports in Iceland, most notably ...

's senior team in 1990 at the age of 15. In the fall, he moved with his family back to Reykjavík where he started playing with Valur.

Managing career

In October 2013, Sigurbjörn was hired as the manager of

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. In October 2014, Sigurbjörn was hired as an assistant manager to

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at Valur. In October 2019, he signed a two-year contract to coach

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References

1975 births Living people Sigurbjorn Hreidarsson Sigurbjorn Hreidarsson Trelleborgs FF players Sigurbjorn Hreidarsson Men's association football midfielders Sigurbjorn Hreidarsson Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Sigurbjorn Hreidarsson Allsvenskan players {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub