Hannes Þór Halldórsson
Halldórsson in a match against Austria in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hannes Þór Halldórsson | ||
Date of birth | 27 April 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Randers FC | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Leiknir R. | 3 | (0) |
2005 | Afturelding | 18 | (0) |
2006 | Stjarnan | 18 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Fram | 84 | (0) |
2011–2013 | KR | 63 | (0) |
2012 | → Brann (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Sandnes Ulf | 45 | (0) |
2015–2016 | NEC | 8 | (0) |
2016 | → Bodø/Glimt (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2016– | Randers FC | 9 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011– | Iceland | 41 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2016. |
Hannes Þór Halldórsson (born 27 April 1984) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Randers FC.
Club career
Hannes has played club football in Iceland for Leiknir, Afturelding, Stjarnan, Fram and KR.[1]
On 28 March 2012, Hannes joined Norwegian club SK Brann on a short-term loan, as a cover for injured goalkeeper Piotr Leciejewski.[2]
In December 2013, Hannes joined Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf, having trained with the club in October 2013 as preparation for Iceland's World Cup playoff game against Croatia.[3]
On 6 July 2015, Dutch Eredivisie club NEC announced they had signed Hannes on a two-year contract.[4]
On 15 July 2016, Danish club Randers FC signed Hannes on a three-year contract.[5]
International career
He made his international debut for Iceland in 2011, keeping a clean sheet in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Cyprus.[6]
Hannes is considered the main goalkeeper of the national team,[7] after appearing in all twelve 2014 World Cup qualifiers for Iceland.[8]
He was selected for Euro 2016.[9]
Personal life
Hannes has found some work as a film director when not playing football. He directed amongst other things Iceland's video for their entry to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.[10] His employer before leaving to Norway to become a fully professional footballer, SagaFilm, has promised him his job back when he returns to Iceland after his expatriate footballing career.[11]
References
- ↑ Hannes Þór Halldórsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Torfi Kristján Stefánsson: (2012-03-28). "Hannes Þór gengur til liðs við Brann". Mbl.is. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ↑ "Hannes samdi viц╟ Sandnes Ulf | Rц V". Ruv.is. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ↑ "NEC staðfestir komu Hannesar". Mbl.is. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ↑ "Islandsk EM-Helt til Randers FC". randersfc.dk. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "UEFA EURO 2012 - History - Iceland-Cyprus Statistics –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ↑ "Hannes: Stefni á að spila erlendis - Vísir". Visir.is. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ↑ Hannes Þór Halldórsson – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "Sjáðu Eurovision-myndband Gretu og Jónsa - DV". Dv.is. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ↑ "Fótbolti.net". Fotbolti.net. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
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