Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson

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Þorvaldur Makan
Personal information
Full name Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson
Date of birth (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974 (age 46)
Place of birth Iceland
Position(s) Midfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 KA 61 (24)
1997 Leiftur 14 (8)
1998 Östers IF 15 (9)
1999–2003 KA 69 (27)
2004 Fram 4 (2)
2006 Valur 6 (0)
2007 KA 18 (1)
2009–2010 Carl 0 (0)
National team
1993 Iceland U18 1 (0)
2002 Iceland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson (born 26 November 1974) is an Icelandic former international footballer.

Club career[]

He played club football for KA Akureyri, Leiftur, Östers IF, KA Akureyri again, Fram Reykjavik and Valur.

In November 1998 Þorvaldur underwent a trial at English clubs Sheffield United and Stoke City. He later signed for Stoke City .[1]

In June 2004, Þorvaldur collapsed during the middle of a game between Fram and Fylkir due to what was initially thought to be a severe migrane.[2] In July 2004, he announced his retirement from football due to a brain injury caused by several blows to the head over his career.[3] Two years later, he had recoverd from the injury returned to the field with Valur.[4][5]

National team career[]

Þorvaldur won one cap for the senior Iceland team, in a 6–1 friendly defeat to Brazil in Brasília on 8 March 2002.

Personal life[]

Þorvaldur's wife Katrín Jónsdóttir was the captain of the Iceland women's national football team. They were married in August 2009, just before Katrín played at UEFA Women's Euro 2009.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Þorvaldur í Stoke City ?". Dagur (in Icelandic). Timarit.is. 7 November 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Þorvaldur Makan á batavegi". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). 10 June 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Hefði getað lamast". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 July 2004. p. 21. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ Hafliði Breiðfjörð (3 February 2006). "Þorvaldur Makan í Val (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ Hafliði Breiðfjörð (3 February 2006). "Þorvaldur Makan í viðtali við Fótbolta.net". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ^ Guðbjartsson, Steinþór (4 August 2009). "Landsliðsfyrirliði í hnapphelduna" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

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