Ríkharður Daðason

Ríkharður Daðason (born 26 April 1972) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a striker for Fram Reykjavik, KR, Kalamata, Viking, Stoke City, Lillestrøm and Fredrikstad.

Ríkharður Daðason
Personal information
Full name Ríkharður Daðason
Date of birth (1972-04-26) 26 April 1972
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Fram Reykjavik 119 (44)
1996–1997 Kalamata 10 (1)
1997 KR 16 (7)
1998–2000 Viking 69 (47)
2000–2002 Stoke City 38 (10)
2002–2003 Lillestrøm 12 (4)
2003 Fredrikstad 9 (4)
2004–2005 Fram Reykjavik 28 (10)
Total 301 (127)
National team
1991–2003 Iceland 44 (14)
Teams managed
2013 Fram Reykjavik
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Education

Ríkharður graduated from Columbia University, where he played on the varsity football team, in 1996 and was inducted into Columbia's athletics hall of fame in 2010.[1]

Club career

Ríkharður started his career in Fram Reykjavik, and later moved to KR where he became top goalscorer in the Úrvalsdeild in 1996 with 14. His KR career was interrupted by an unsuccessful spell in Greek football with Kalamata. In 1998, he moved to Norwegian club Viking, and after scoring at least 15 goals three seasons in a row he was signed by English club Stoke City in the summer of 2000. Stoke were at the time under the control of an Icelandic board and Ríkharður was one of a number fellow countrymen at join up at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke had to wait until the Norwegian finished before Ríkharður could join them and he made a great start scoring the winning goal against Barnsley with his first touch.[2]

He failed to build on such a good start and scored seven more goals in 2000–01 and became more used by Guðjón Þórðarson as a substitute. He scored four goals in 13 matches in 2001–02 and was released by the club at the end of the season. He returned to Norway and played for Lillestrøm and Fredrikstad before ending his career with a return to Fram.

International career

Ríkharður made his debut for Iceland in a May 1991 friendly against Malta as a substitute for Grétar Einarsson. He played his last international match in 2003, having been capped 44 times and scoring 14 goals.[3] Ríkharður scored a legendary goal against France, then recent World Cup Champions, on 5 September 1998. The game ended with a 1–1 draw.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Sources:[5][6]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fram 1989 Úrvalsdeild 131131
1990 Úrvalsdeild 175175
1991 Úrvalsdeild 184184
1992 Úrvalsdeild 122122
1993 Úrvalsdeild 124124
1994 Úrvalsdeild 169169
1995 Úrvalsdeild 135135
1996 1. deild karla 18141814
Total 1194411944
Kalamata 1996–97 Alpha Ethniki 101101
KR 1997 Úrvalsdeild 167167
Viking 1998 Tippeligaen 25152515
1999 Tippeligaen 21172117
2000 Tippeligaen 23152315
Total 69476947
Stoke City 2000–01 Second Division 276101151348
2001–02 Second Division 114200010144
Total 38103011614812
Lillestrøm 2002 Tippeligaen 7474
2003 Tippeligaen 5050
Total 124124
Fredrikstad 2003 Norwegian First Division 9494
Fram 2004 Úrvalsdeild 147147
2005 Úrvalsdeild 143143
Total 28102810
Career Total 301127301161311129
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs, and Football League Trophy.

International

Source:[6]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 199120
199310
199641
199760
199873
199982
200084
200142
200222
200320
Total4414

International goals

Score and result lists Iceland's goals first.[7]
International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 August 1996Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Malta
2–1
2–1
Friendly
2.5 February 1998Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Slovenia
1–1
2–3
Cyprus International Tournament 1998
3.19 August 1998Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Latvia
3–1
4–1
Friendly
4.5 September 1998Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland France
1–0
1–1
UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
5.28 April 1999Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta Malta
2–1
2–1
Friendly
6.5 June 1999Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Armenia
1–1
2–1
UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
7.2 February 2000La Manga Stadium, La Manga, Spain Finland
1–0
1–0
2000–01 Nordic Football Championship
8.4 February 2000La Manga Stadium, La Manga, Spain Faroe Islands
1–2
3–2
2000–01 Nordic Football Championship
9.
2–2
10.14 August 2000Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Sweden
1–1
2–1
2000–01 Nordic Football Championship
11.2 June 2001Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Malta
2–0
3–0
FIFA World Cup 2002 qualifiers
12.6 June 2001Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Bulgaria
1–0
1–1
FIFA World Cup 2002 qualifiers
13.21 August 2002Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Andorra
2–0
3–0
Friendly
14.
3–0

References

  1. "Rikhardur "Rikki" Dadason (2010) - Hall of Fame". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "Stoke 3-2 Barnsley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  3. Iceland - Record International Players - RSSSF
  4. http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/leikskyrsla/?Leikur=119323
  5. Ríkharður Daðason at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. Ríkharður Daðason at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=4140
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