Ólafur Kristjánsson

Ólafur Helgi Kristjánsson (born 20 May 1968 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic football manager and former football player, who is currently managing Esbjerg fB.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is 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)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Esbjerg fB (Manager)
Youth career
1979–1984 FH
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1995 FH 149 (9)
1996–1997 KR 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
2014–2015 FC Nordsjælland
2016–2017 Randers FC
2018–2020 FH
2020– Esbjerg fB
* 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

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]

In the summer of 2016 he became new manager of Randers FC in the Danish Superliga. He managed the club until October 2017, when he left by mutual consent.[4]

Managerial statistics
As of 1 September 2020

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 −16 031.71 [5]
Breiðablik 6 July 2006 2 June 2014 255 126 58 71 466 337 +129 049.41 [6]
Nordsjælland 1 July 2014 15 December 2015 52 20 6 26 57 72 −15 038.46 [7]
Randers 1 July 2016 5 October 2017 48 15 13 20 47 52 −5 031.25 [8]
FH Hafnarfjörður 14 October 2017 15 July 2020 73 37 16 20 133 102 +31 050.68 [9]
Esbjerg 16 July 2020 Present 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00
Total 470 212 101 157 757 625 +132 045.11

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. Randers FC skifter cheftræner, TV2, 5 October 2017
  5. "KSI.is". KSÍ. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  6. "KSI.is". KSÍ. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  7. "soccerbase.com". Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  8. "soccerbase.com". Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  9. "ksi.is". Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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