Leifur Garðarsson
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| Born | 23 February 1968 Iceland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Listed weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Officiating career | 1987–2004, 2013–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1984–1986 | Haukar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leifur Sigfinnur Garðarsson (born 23 February 1968) is an Icelandic former basketball referee, multi-sport athlete and football manager.
Basketball
Referee career
Leifur started refereeing in 1987.[1] During the 1991 Úrvalsdeild karla playoffs, Leifur was hit by a fan and threatened violence following a match between bitter rivals Njarðvík and Keflavík.[2][3] He retired from refereeing in 2004 to focus on furthering his football managing career[4] but returned in 2013.[5]
He was a FIBA referee from 1993 to 2004[5] and again from 2014 to 2018 when he retired due to age restrictions for international referees.[6]
Titles and awards
Titles
- Icelandic Basketball Cup (2)
- 1985, 1986
Awards
- Icelandic Basketball Referee of the Year (8)
- 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Football
Leifur played several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier
Úrvalsdeild karla with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar and Þór Akureyri.[7] He was an assistant manager to FH from 2003 to 2005.[8] He was the manager of Fylkir from 2006 to 2008 and Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur from 2008 to 2011.[9]
Titles
References
- ^ "Enginn Leifur í kvöld". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 7 October 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Segir mönnum að nú megi þeir lemja dómara". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 April 1991. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- Dagblaðið Vísir(in Icelandic). 8 April 1991. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- Dagblaðið Vísir(in Icelandic). 6 October 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ a b Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 May 2014). "Leifur orðinn FIBA dómari á ný". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Leifur hættur sem alþjóðlegur dómari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Leifur Sigfinnur Garðarsson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Erfið ákvörðun að fara frá FH". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 22 September 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (10 March 2011). "Leifur Garðarsson: Mun ekki elta ólar við gróusögur og rógburð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
External links
- Úrvalsdeild statistics at kki.is
- Leifur Garðarsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Leifur Garðarsson at WorldFootball.net