Bjarni Sigurðsson

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Bjarni Sigurðsson
Personal information
Full name Bjarni Sigurðsson
Date of birth (1960-10-16) 16 October 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Iceland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1978 Keflavík ÍF 2 (0)
1979–1984
ÍA
85 (0)
1985–1988 SK Brann 86 (0)
1989–1993
Valur
70 (0)
1994 SK Brann 19 (0)
1995–1997 Stjarnan 34 (0)
International career
1977 Iceland U17 2 (0)
1977 Iceland U19 4 (0)
1980 Iceland U21 1 (0)
1980–1991 Iceland 41 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bjarni Sigurðsson (born 16 October 1960) is an Icelandic former international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won 41 caps for the

Valur in 1989.[3] He had a second spell with Brann during the 1994 season, playing 19 games in total. In September 1994 he conceded nine goals in the defeat to Rosenborg BK, but was still said to have played well throughout the match.[4] He signed for Stjarnan in 1995 and played three seasons with the club, making 34 league appearances, before retiring from football in 1997.[3]

In November 2007, Bjarni was appointed goalkeeping coach for the Iceland national team.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Einarsson, Magnús Már (12 November 2007). "Bjarni Sigurðsson ráðinn markmannsþjálfari landsliðsins" [Bjarni Sigurðsson appointed national team goalkeeping coach] (in Icelandic). fótbolti.net. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Íþróttamenn Akraness" [Akranes Sportsmen] (in Icelandic). Akranes: Íþróttabandalag Akraness. Retrieved 16 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b "Bjarni Sigurðsson". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  4. ^ "KNATTSPYRNA Bjarni Sigurðsson fékk á sig níu mörk en lék samt mjög vel!" [FOOTBALL Bjarni Sigurðsson conceded nine goals, but still played very well!] (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 23 September 1994. Retrieved 16 May 2011.