Ragnar Sigurðsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Ragnar.
Ragnar Sigurðsson

Ragnar with Krasnodar in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ragnar Sigurðsson
Date of birth (1986-06-19) 19 June 1986
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
FC Krasnodar
Number 27
Youth career
2002–2004 Fylkir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Fylkir 38 (2)
2006–2011 IFK Göteborg 122 (11)
2011–2013 FC København 70 (4)
2014– FC Krasnodar 52 (2)
National team
2001-2002 Iceland U-17 11 (1)
2004 Iceland U-19 5 (2)
2005-2006 Iceland U-21 7 (0)
2007– Iceland 54 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2016

Ragnar Sigurðsson (born 19 June 1986) is an Icelandic professional footballer. Ragnar plays as centre back for FC Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League. He also plays for the Iceland national team.

Club career

IFK Göteborg

After playing for Fylkir, he joined Swedish club IFK Göteborg in 2006. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 6 April 2007, starting the first match of the 2007 season; he would go on to play 90 minutes in all 26 of the club's league matches, forming a formidable partnership with Mattias Bjärsmyr as the team won Allsvenskan 2007. After his magnificent first season he has constantly been linked to several big clubs in Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga and Premier League. IFK Göteborg's sports director, Håkan Mild has also commented that the club could get a transfer fee around €3 million for the talented defender.[1] During his second season the defender played 29 games[2] (of 30) as the team finished in 3rd place. The club also won Supercupen and Svenska Cupen during the 2008 season.

FC København

On May 30, 2011, Ragnar Sigurðsson signed a four-year-long contract with Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen.[3] The fee is believed to be around 5.5 million DKK.[4]

FC Krasnodar

On 23 January 2014, Russian Football Premier League club FC Krasnodar announced signing Ragnar Sigurðsson on a two-and-a-half year deal with option for another year.[5]

International career

He has played for the Icelandic under-21 team and was called up for the Iceland national team for the first time in May 2007. His first match for the national team was in a friendly against Canada in August 2007. On 16 November 2014, he scored his first goal in a 1–2 away Euro 2016 qualifier defeat to the Czech Republic.

International goal

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 16 November 2014 Doosan Arena, Plzeň  Czech Republic 1–0 1–2 Euro 2016 qualifier [6]

Career statistics

As of 10 November 2014[7][8][9]
Club statistics
Season Club League League Cup Europe Other[nb 1] Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
2002 Fylkir U-23 Icelandic Cup -10--10
2003 -20--20
2004 Fylkir Úrvalsdeild 3020101070
2005 17140-70281
2006 18110-40231
2007 IFK Göteborg Allsvenskan 260 --260
2008 294 30-324
2009 2944120-355
2010 281202010331
2011 1332000-153
2011–12 F.C. Copenhagen Danish Superliga 2414090-371
2012–13 31300100-413
2013–14 1401090-240
2013–14 FC Krasnodar Russian Premier League 6030--90
2014–15 26120110-391
Total Iceland 38210010120612
Sweden 1251281501013913
Denmark 69450280001024
Russia 3215011000481
Total 2641928145013035020

Honours

IFK Göteborg

F.C. Copenhagen

Notes

  1. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Svenska Supercupen and the Icelandic League Cup

References

  1. Sigurdsson intresserar engelska klubbar - Retrieved on 7 December 2008, sportal.nu (in Swedish)
  2. Player Profile: Ragnar Sigurdsson - Retrieved on 7 December 2008, svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
  3. FC København henter islænding i Sverige - Retrieved on 30 May 2011, pol.dk (in Danish)
  4. Officielt: Sigurdsson til FCK - Retrieved on 30 May 2011, sporten.dk (in Danish)
  5. "Рагнар Сигурдссон стал игроком "Краснодара"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 23 January 2014.
  6. Teitsson, Kristinn Páll (16 November 2014). "Strákarnir felldir í Tékklandi". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  7. "R.Sigurdsson". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  8. "Ragnar Sigurdsson". http://svenskfotboll.se. svenskfotboll. Retrieved 1 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  9. "Ragnar Sigurðsson". KSÍ. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

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