Ragnar Sigurðsson
Ragnar Sigurðsson (born 19 June 1986) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as centre back for Ukrainian club Rukh Lviv and the Iceland national team.
Ragnar with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ragnar Sigurðsson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 June 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rukh Lviv | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2004 | Fylkir | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Fylkir | 38 | (2) |
2007–2011 | IFK Göteborg | 122 | (11) |
2011–2014 | Copenhagen | 70 | (4) |
2014–2016 | Krasnodar | 59 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Fulham | 17 | (1) |
2017 | → Rubin Kazan (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Rostov | 49 | (0) |
2020 | Copenhagen | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Rukh Lviv | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2001–2002 | Iceland U17 | 11 | (1) |
2004 | Iceland U19 | 5 | (2) |
2005–2006 | Iceland U21 | 7 | (0) |
2007– | Iceland | 97 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2020 |
Club career
IFK Göteborg
After playing for Fylkir, Ragnar joined Swedish club IFK Göteborg in 2006. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 6 April 2007, starting the first match of the 2007 season. He would go on to play 90 minutes in all 26 of the club's league matches, forming a formidable partnership with Mattias Bjärsmyr as the team won Allsvenskan 2007. He was constantly being linked to several big clubs in Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga and the Premier League. IFK Göteborg's sports director, Håkan Mild commented that the club could get a transfer fee around €3 million for the talented defender.[2] During his second season, Ragnar played 29 matches[3] (of 30) as the team finished in 3rd place. The club also won the Supercupen and Svenska Cupen during the 2008 season.
F.C. Copenhagen
On 30 May 2011, Ragnar signed a four-year contract with Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen.[4] The fee is believed to be around 5.5 million DKK.[5]
FC Krasnodar
On 23 January 2014, Russian Football Premier League club FC Krasnodar announced they had signed Ragnar on a two-and-a-half-year deal with option for another year.[6]
Fulham
On 23 August 2016, Ragnar signed a two-year deal with the Championship side Fulham for an undisclosed fee.[7] He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 2–0 win against Ipswich Town on 26 December 2016.[8]
Rubin Kazan
On 3 August 2017, he returned to Russia, signing a loan deal with FC Rubin Kazan for the 2017–18 season.[9]
Rostov
On 18 January 2018, he signed a deal for a permanent transfer to FC Rostov, the third Russian club of his career, where he joined his Iceland national teammates Sverrir Ingi Ingason and Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson.[10] On 1 January 2020, his contract with Rostov was terminated by mutual consent.[11]
Return to Copenhagen
On 12 January 2020, he returned to Copenhagen, signing a contract until the summer of 2020.[12]
Rukh Lviv
On 18 January 2021, Sigurðsson moved to Ukrainian Premier League side Rukh Lviv, signing a contract until the summer of 2021, with an option to prolongue the deal for another year.[13]
International career
Ragnar was selected for the 23-man squad led by Heimir Hallgrímsson and Lars Lagerbäck for Euro 2016.[14] He scored his first goal for Iceland on 16 November 2014 in a 1–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying defeat at Doosan Arena against the Czech Republic.[15] On 27 June 2016, he scored Iceland's first goal in a 2–1 upset against England in the round of 16.[16][17] His endeavours in the match resulted in him being selected as man of the match.[18] Ragnar made a last-ditch tackle, described as "outstanding", to deny Jamie Vardy a potential equalizer in the match.[19]
In May 2018 he was named in Iceland’s 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[20]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[nb 1] | Total | ||||||
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Division | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Fylkir U-23 | 2002 | Úrvalsdeild | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2003 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Fylkir | 2004 | Úrvalsdeild | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2005 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
2006 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
Iceland total | 38 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
IFK Göteborg | 2007 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
2008 | 29 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||||
2009 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | |||
2010 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
2011 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |||
Göteborg total | 125 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 13 | ||
F.C. Copenhagen | 2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |
2012–13 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 41 | 3 | |||
2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
F.C. Copenhagen total | 69 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 4 | ||
FC Krasnodar | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |||
2015–16 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | |||
2016–17[24] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Krasnodar total | 59 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 4 | ||
Fulham | 2016–17[24] | Championship | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
Rubin Kazan (loan) | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Rostov | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
Total | 329 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 430 | 24 |
- Appearance in the Svenska Supercupen
International
- As of 12 November 2020[25]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Iceland | |||
2007 | 6 | 0 | |
2008 | 4 | 0 | |
2009 | 3 | 0 | |
2010 | 3 | 0 | |
2012 | 8 | 0 | |
2013 | 10 | 0 | |
2014 | 8 | 1 | |
2015 | 9 | 0 | |
2016 | 15 | 2 | |
2017 | 8 | 0 | |
2018 | 10 | 0 | |
2019 | 10 | 2 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 97 | 5 |
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 November 2014 | Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic | 42 | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
2 | 27 June 2016 | Stade de Nice, Nice, France | 60 | England | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
3 | 6 October 2016 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 63 | Finland | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 11 June 2019 | 88 | Turkey | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | |
5 | 2–0 |
Notes
- Includes other competitive competitions, including the Svenska Supercupen and the Icelandic League Cup
References
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- Sigurdsson intresserar engelska klubbar – Retrieved on 7 December 2008, sportal.nu (in Swedish)
- Player Profile: Ragnar Sigurdsson Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Retrieved on 7 December 2008, svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
- FC København henter islænding i Sverige – Retrieved on 30 May 2011, pol.dk (in Danish)
- Officielt: Sigurdsson til FCK Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Retrieved on 30 May 2011, sporten.dk (in Danish)
- "Рагнар Сигурдссон стал игроком "Краснодара"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 23 January 2014.
- "Sigurdsson Signs". Fulham Football Club. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- "Ipswich 0–2 Fulham". BBC. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- Рагнар Сигурдссон – в «Рубине»! (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 3 August 2017.
- Рагнар Сигурдссон – игрок «Ростова! (in Russian). FC Rostov. 18 January 2018.
- "Рагнар Сигурдссон покинул ФК "Ростов"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 1 January 2020.
- "RAGNAR SIGURDSSON VENDER TILBAGE TIL KØBENHAVN" (Press release) (in Danish). Copenhagen. 12 January 2020.
- "«Рух» підписав легенду збірної Ісландії!" (Press release) (in Ukrainian). FC Rukh Lviv. 18 January 2021.
- "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- Teitsson, Kristinn Páll (16 November 2014). "Strákarnir felldir í Tékklandi". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- "The Latest: Iceland beats England 2–1 at Euro 2016". ABC News. Associated Press. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- Taylor, Daniel (27 June 2016). "England humiliated as Iceland knock them out of Euro 2016". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- "Iceland 'should have beaten the English by a bigger score'". ESPN FC. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- "Iceland celebrates biggest victory with win over England". Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/world-cup-squad-injured-gylfi-sigurdsson/17guw991qjit61qqhhfn9lyhon
- Ragnar Sigurðsson at Soccerway
- "Ragnar Sigurdsson". Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- "Ragnar Sigurðsson". KSÍ. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Games played by Ragnar Sigurðsson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "Ragnar Sigurðsson". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 June 2016.
External links
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- Ragnar Sigurðsson at National-Football-Teams.com