Ingi Björn Albertsson

Ingi Björn Albertsson (born 3 November 1952) is an Icelandic retired footballer who played as a striker, and former manager of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. After his playing career, he moved to politics and is currently a congressman at the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. Albertsson was one of the top scorers in Icelandics top division ever with 126 goals, and is currently second in the all-time table, behind Tryggvi Guðmundsson.[1]

Ingi Björn Albertsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-11-03) November 3, 1952
Place of birth Nice, France
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1980 Valur (90)
1981 FH (3)
1982–1983 Valur (18)
1984–1986 FH 33 (14)
1987–1988 Valur 4 (1)
1988–1990 UMF Selfoss
National team
1970 Iceland U19 4 (3)
1978 Iceland U21 1 (0)
1971–1979 Iceland 15 (2)
Teams managed
1985–1986 FH
1990–1992 Valur
1993–1994 Breiðablik
1995 Keflavík
1995–1996 FH
1997 Stjarnan
1999 Valur
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 January 2018

Personal life

Albertsson's father Albert Guðmundsson is Iceland's first professional footballer. Albertsson's daughter, Kristbjörg Ingadóttir, was also a footballer and international for Iceland women's national football team. She married the Icelandic international professional footballer Guðmundur Benediktsson, and their son Albert Guðmundsson (named after Albertsson's father) is also a professional footballer and international for the Iceland national football team.[2]

References

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