Ármann Smári Björnsson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ármann Smári Björnsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Höfn, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
|
Sindri | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 |
Sindri | 61 | (45) |
| 2000 |
→ Lillestrøm (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Valur | 45 | (7) |
| 2002 | → Brann (loan) | 7 | (3[2]) |
| 2004–2006 | FH | 36 | (7) |
| 2006–2009 | Brann | 34 | (4[2]) |
| 2009–2011 | Hartlepool United | 18 | (3) |
| 2012–2017 | Íþróttabandalag Akraness | 104 | (5) |
| Total | 305 | (74) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Iceland U-19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Iceland U-21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Iceland | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ármann Smári Björnsson (born 7 January 1981 in
footballer who last played for Íþróttabandalag Akraness
.
Club career
Born in Höfn, southeast Iceland, he started his club career at local outfit UMF Sindri in 1996, when he was 15 years old. In 1998, he was top scorer in the D-division with 32 goals. In 2001, he joined
Icelandic Premier League in three consecutive years with FH Hafnarfjarðar
.
On 21 August 2006,
Premiership
-silver medal.
In 2007, he won the Norwegian league with SK Brann, and scored 9 times in 26 league, cup and UEFA cup matches.
In August 2009 he was sold to
Huddersfield Town
.
In May 2011 he was not offered a new contract by the club, along with nine other players from the 2010/11 squad.[3]
He joined ÍA in 2012. After suffering a season-ending injury in 2016 he announced his retirement on 10 March 2017.[4]
International career
After a string of impressive displays in the 2006 season, Ármann earned his first international cap for
Euro 2008 on 8 September 2007. In the third game he started against Northern Ireland
and scored after six minutes, Iceland won 2–1.
Honours
Iceland
- 2006
- Icelandic League Cup: 2004, 2006
Norway
- 2007
References
- ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ a b Sportsklubben Brann - Ekte lidenskap har et navn
- ^ "Ten players shown door by Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Ármann Smári leggur skóna á hilluna" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.