Kristján Örn Sigurðsson (born 7 October 1980 in Akureyri) is an Icelandic footballer who played as a defender. He is a player-assistant manager for Þór.
Club career He started his career at his local club ÍF Völsungur Húsavik, and moved to Stoke City in England as a teenager. Failing to grab a place on the first team, he returned to Iceland to play for KR. After the 2004 season he moved to SK Brann in Bergen, Norway. He showed acceptable defensive skills, but clear weaknesses in his passing game and general offensive play from his right back position. Before the 2006 season, Kristján was moved into the central defence, after both Ragnvald Soma and Paul Scharner were sold after the 2005 season.
Kristján showed great speed, being tested as the fastest Brann player in the 40 metre dash before the 2006 season. He is also considered to have great strength in the air, even though he is shorter than most players who play in his position. Kristján and his teammate Ólafur Örn Bjarnason started the season excellently and were nicknamed Ørneredet which means Eagle's nest (Örn/Ørn is the Norwegian and Icelandic word for eagle). After several years in Bergen including the 2007 season which ended at the top position in the Norwegian Premier League, his contract with Brann ended after the 2009 season.
Kristján retired after 2014 season. However, he came out of his retirement in 2017 after his brother, Lárus Sigurðsson, took over as manager of Þór.
International career
Kristján made his debut for Iceland in 2003 and went on to earn 53 caps. On 9 February 2012 he announced his retirement from international football.
Career statistics Club Source:
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVölsungur19961. deild karla150—150KA19971. deild karla150—150Stoke City1997–98First Division0000001998–99Second Division0000001999–2000Second Division0000002000–01Second Division000000Total000000KA20011. deild karla172—1722002Úrvalsdeild171—171Total34300343KR2003Úrvalsdeild160—1602004Úrvalsdeild171—171Total33100331Brann2005Tippeligaen240502902006Tippeligaen243412842007Tippeligaen254302842008Tippeligaen191102012009Tippeligaen28240322Total1201017113711Hønefoss2010Tippeligaen270102802011Norwegian First Division286403262012Tippeligaen283203032013Tippeligaen251002512014Norwegian First Division27100271Total135117014211Þór20171. deild karla182—182Career total3702724139428
International Source:
National teamYearAppsGoalsIceland200310200480200582200620200790200860200992201050201140Total524
International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 2. 4 June 2005 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 2–2 2–3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 6 June 2009 1–2 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours
Norway Norwegian Premier League: 2007
Iceland Icelandic Premier League: 2003
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