Ólafur Kristjánsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Ólafur.
Ólafur Kristjánsson
Personal information
Full name Ólafur Helgi Kristjánsson
Date of birth (1968-05-20) 20 May 1968
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1979–1984 FH Hafnarfjörður
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1995 FH Hafnarfjörður 149 (9)
1996–1997 KR Reykjavík 30 (0)
1997–2001 AGF Aarhus 65 (1)
Total 234 (10)
National team‡
1985 Iceland U19 5 (0)
1988–1989 Iceland U21 7 (0)
1990–1996 Iceland 14 (0)
Teams managed
2002–2004 AGF Aarhus (assistant)
2004–2005 Fram Reykjavík
2006–2014 Breiðablik UBK
2014–2015 FC Nordsjælland
2016– Randers FC

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2014.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 May 2014

Ólafur Helgi Kristjánsson (born 20 May 1968 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic football manager and former football player, who is the manager of Danish Superliga side Randers FC.

Playing career

Kristjánsson started his playing career at FH Hafnarfjörður, before moving to KR Reykjavík in 1996. In 1996 he moved to Danish side AGF Aarhus. He retired in 2001 and became a youth coach at the team, and later assistant manager.[1]

Managerial career

Kristjánsson took charge of Icelandic premier league team Fram on 30 June 2004, replacing Ion Geolgău. The club was bottom of the league when Kristjánsson took over, but eventually the club managed to avoid relegation. Kristjánsson was in charge again for the 2005 season, but left the club after relegation.

On 6 July 2006 Kristjánsson was appointed manager of Breiðablik UBK, finishing the season in 5th place. Over the next few years the club went to become a regular title contender. In 2009 the club won its first big title in history with a win in the Icelandic Cup. The following year the team won the Icelandic Premier League for the first time.

In April 2014 it was announced that Kristjánsson would take over as head coach of FC Nordsjælland in July 2014.[2] He led the club to a 6th place in his first season as manager. On 15 December he was sacked following a takeover of the club.[3]

Managerial statistics

As of 15 December 2015

Includes games played in Icelandic Premier League, Icelandic Cup, Icelandic League Cup, Icelandic Super Cup, Europa League and Champions League.

Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win % Sources
Fram Reykjavik 30 June 2004 10 October 2005 41 13 8 20 46 62 −16 31.71 [4]
Breiðablik 6 July 2006 2 June 2014 255 126 58 71 466 337 +129 49.41 [5]
Nordsjælland 1 July 2014 15 December 2015 52 20 6 26 57 72 −15 38.46 [6]
Randers 1 July 2016 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 348 159 72 117 569 471 +98 45.69

Honours

Manager

Breiðablik UBK

References

  1. ↑ "Olafur Kristjansson". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Breidablik's Kristjánsson excited by Nordsjælland". uefa.com. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. ↑ FC Nordsjælland får nye ejere og skifter cheftræner, FC Nordsjælland, 15 December 2015
  4. ↑ "KSI.is". KSÍ. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "KSI.is". KSÍ. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "soccerbase.com". Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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