Freyr Alexandersson
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 November 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kortrijk (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
–2001 | Leiknir Reykjavík | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2007 | Leiknir Reykjavík | 72 | (1) |
2008 | KB | 1 | (0) |
Total | 73 | (1) | |
Managerial career | |||
2008 |
Valur (women) | ||
2009–2010 |
Valur (women) | ||
2011–2012 |
Valur (assistant) | ||
2013–2015 | Leiknir Reykjavík | ||
2013–2018 | Iceland women | ||
2018–2020 | Iceland (assistant) | ||
2021–2024 | Lyngby Boldklub | ||
2024– | Kortrijk | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Freyr Alexandersson (born 18 November 1982) is an Icelandic
Playing career
Freyr came up through the junior ranks of Leiknir Reykjavík where he played 81 league and cup matches.[2]
Managerial career
Freyr started his coaching career as a girls youth team coach at Leiknir Reykjavík. In 2006 he started as a youth coach for girls at
Valur women's and men's team
Freyr assisted Valur women's team manager
Leiknir Reykjavík
After having appeared for the club as a player Freyr returned to Leiknir for the 2013 season, this time as joint manager of the
Icelandic women's national team
In September 2013, Freyr was appointed manager of the Icelandic women's national team, combining the role with his existing job at 1. deild karla club Leiknir Reykjavík.[16]
With
On 4 September 2018, he announced that he was stepping down as manager of the team after it failed to make the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[18]
Icelandic men's national team
Freyr served as a game analyst for the
Lyngby Boldklub
In June 2021 he became the new manager of the
KV Kortrijk
On 4 January 2024, it was announced that Alexandersson would become the new coach of K.V. Kortrijk.[24] He's tasked with avoiding relegation for South West-Flanders based team.
Honours
As manager
Valur women's
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna: 2008, 2009, 2010
- Icelandic Women's Football Cup: 2009, 2010
Leiknir R.
- 1. deild karla: 2014
As player
Leiknir R.
- 2. deild karla: 2005
References
- ^ "Fótbolti.net". www.fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (30 August 2013). "Freyr tekur við kvennalandsliðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Valsblaðið - 1. Tölublað (01.05.2006) - Tímarit.is". timarit.is. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Fótbolti.net". www.fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Íslandsmót - Landsbankadeild kvenna - 2008". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Fótbolti.net". www.fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Valsblaðið - 1. Tölublað (01.05.2010) - Tímarit.is". timarit.is. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Valsblaðið - 64. árgangur 2012 (01.05.2012) - Tímarit.is". timarit.is. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Fótbolti.net". www.fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Íslandsmót - 1. deild karla - 2013". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Fréttablaðið - 209. tölublað (06.09.2014) - Tímarit.is". timarit.is. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Íslandsmót - 1. deild karla - 2014". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Fótbolti.net". www.fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Íslandsmót - Pepsi-deild karla - 2015". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Fótbolti.net". www.fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Stefánsson, Stefán (2 September 2013). "Ambitious Alexandersson takes Iceland post". Reykjavik: UEFA. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Freyr Alexandersson í viðtali" (in Icelandic). Leiknir.com. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (4 September 2018). "Freyr hættur að þjálfa landsliðið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (19 June 2018). "Eins nálægt alsælu og þú kemst". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Fótbolti.net". www.fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Lyngby hyrer islænding som ny cheftræner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Lyngby er tilbage i Superligaen trods uafgjort". bold.dk. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Lyngby overlever i Superligaen" [Lyngby survives in the Superliga]. Tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "IJslander Freyr Alexandersson wordt de nieuwe coach van KV Kortrijk". HLN (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
External links
- Freyr Alexandersson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)