Hannes Þór Halldórsson
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Halldórsson in a match against Austria in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hannes Þór Halldórsson | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2004 | Leiknir R. | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Afturelding | 18 | (0) |
| 2006 | Stjarnan | 18 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Fram | 84 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | KR | 63 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Brann (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Sandnes Ulf | 45 | (0) |
| 2015– | NEC | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Bodø/Glimt (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Iceland | 32 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2016. | |||
Hannes Þór Halldórsson (born 27 April 1984) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bodø/Glimt, on loan from NEC Nijmegen, in the Norwegian Tippeligaen.
Club career
Hannes has played club football in Iceland for Leiknir, Afturelding, Stjarnan, Fram and KR.[1]
On 28 March 2012, Hannes joined Norwegian club SK Brann on a short-term loan, as a cover for injured goalkeeper Piotr Leciejewski.[2]
In December 2013 Hannes joined Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf, having trained with the club in October 2013 as preparation for Iceland's World Cup playoff game against Croatia.[3]
On 6 July 2015 Dutch Eredivisie club NEC announced they had signed Hannes on a 2-year contract.[4]
International career
He made his international debut for Iceland in 2011, keeping a clean sheet in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Cyprus.[5]
Hannes is considered the main goalkeeper of the national team,[6] after appearing in all twelve 2014 World Cup qualifiers for Iceland.[7]
Personal life
Hannes has found some work as a director when not playing football. He directed amongst other things Iceland's video for their entry to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.[8] His employer before leaving to Norway to become a fully professional footballer, SagaFilm, has promised him his job back when he returns to Iceland after his expatriate footballing career.[9]
References
- ↑ Hannes Þór Halldórsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ http://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2012/03/28/hannes_thor_gengur_til_lids_vid_brann/
- ↑ http://www.ruv.is/frett/hannes-samdi-vid-sandnes-ulf
- ↑ http://www.mbl.is/sport/fotbolti/2015/07/06/nec_stadfestir_komu_hannesar/
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15171/match=2002316/postmatch/statistics/index.html
- ↑ http://www.visir.is/hannes--stefni-a-ad-spila-erlendis/article/2012121019410
- ↑ Hannes Þór Halldórsson – FIFA competition record
- ↑ http://www.dv.is/menning/2012/3/19/greta-salome-ordlaus-af-hrifningu-yfir-eurovision-myndbandi/
- ↑ http://www.fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=157532
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