Ólafur Örn Bjarnason

Ólafur Örn Bjarnason
Ólafur Örn Bjarnason
Personal information
Date of birth 15 May 1975 (1975-05-15) (age 36)
Place of birth Grindavík, Iceland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position centre back
Club information
Current club Grindavík
Number 18
Youth career
1994 Grindavík
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992-1997 Grindavík 63 (2)
1998-2000 Malmö FF 23 (2)
2000-2003 Grindavík 72 (16)
2004-2010 Brann 151 (11)
2010- Grindavík
National team
1996 Iceland U21 4 (1)
1998-2007 Iceland 27 (0)
Teams managed
2010- Grindavík
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 May 2010

Ólafur Örn Bjarnason (born 15 May 1975) is an Icelandic football defender, currently playing for Grindavík.[1]

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Club career

He started his career in Grindavík, and returned there after two years in Swedish club Malmö FF. In 2004, he moved from Grindavík to SK Brann in Bergen, Norway. His first season was successful, and he played every league match. In 2006 he formed one of Norway's strongest centre back duo with his countryman, Kristján Örn Sigurðsson, together named Örneredet (en: eagles nest).[2]

He returned to Grindavík in August 2010 in a player/manager role. With 213 official matches for Brann, he's the most capped foreign player, and 11th most capped player in the club's history.

International career

Bjarnason has been capped 27 times for Iceland.[3] He made his début in a friendly match in June 1998 against South Africa as a substitute for Sverrir Sverrisson.

Coaching career

On 24 June 2010 returned to Knattspyrnudeild UMFG and was named as their new head coach, he replaced Milan Stefán Jankovic.[4]

Honours

Norway

References



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