Indriði Sigurðsson

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Indriði Sigurðsson
Personal information
Full name Indriði Sigurðsson
Date of birth (1981-10-12) 12 October 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 KR Reykjavik 25 (0)
2000–2003 Lillestrøm 58 (0)
2003–2006 KRC Genk 76 (2)
2006–2009 Lyn 69 (1)
2009–2016 Viking 170 (9)
2016–2017 KR Reykjavik 26 (1)
National team
1996–1998 Iceland U-17 18 (5)
1998–1999 Iceland U-19 9 (0)
1999–2002 Iceland U-21 17 (0)
2000–2014 Iceland 66 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Indriði Sigurðsson (born 12 October 1981) is an Icelandic former football defender. He last played for the Icelandic club KR Reykjavik.

Club career[]

He started his career in KR Reykjavik, and went to Norway to play for Lillestrøm SK in 2000. In September 2003 he moved on to KRC Genk in Belgium. Indriði transferred back to KR Reykjavik on 29 July 2006. After a short spell at KR, he was transferred to Lyn on 8 August 2006. On 3 August 2009, Indriði signed for Viking. With a total of 298 appearances, no foreign player has played more games in the Norwegian Premier League than Sigurðsson.

On 28 July 2017, Indriði announced his retirement due to health reasons.[1]

International career[]

Indriði has been capped 65 times and has scored 2 goals for Iceland.[2][3] He made his debut in January 2000 against Norway.

Career statistics[]

As of 26 July 2015[4]
Club Season Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2000 Lillestrøm Tippeligaen 7 0 n/a n/a 17 0
2001 11 0 n/a n/a 11 0
2002 22 0 n/a n/a 22 0
2003 18 0 n/a n/a 18 0
2006 Lyn 10 0 0 0 10 0
2007 20 0 2 0 22 0
2008 24 1 4 0 28 1
2009 15 0 3 0 18 0
2009 Viking 9 0 0 0 9 0
2010 29 2 4 1 33 3
2011 27 0 5 2 32 2
2012 24 1 3 0 27 1
2013 29 2 2 0 31 2
2014 26 3 4 0 30 3
2015 26 1 0 0 26 1
Career Total 298 10 27 3 325 13

International goals[]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 September 2004 Ferenc Szusza Stadium, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 2–2 3–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 1 April 2009 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 1–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

References[]

  1. ^ Fyrirliði KR hættir á miðju tímabili
  2. ^ "Indridi Sigurdsson - International appearances". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Iceland - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
  4. ^ "Indridi Sigurdsson". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 22 May 2013.

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