Viðar Halldórsson

Viðar Halldórsson (born 23 May 1953) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a defender for FH and the Iceland national team. After his retirement, he returned to his home club in an administrative role, currently serving as chairman.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Viðar.
Viðar Halldórsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-05-23) May 23, 1953
Place of birth Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
FH
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1987 FH
National team
1976–1983 Iceland 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Club career

Viðar spent his entire career with his hometown club FH, making his first-team debut in 1970 and playing in over 400 matches.[1] He helped them achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla three different times,[2] including two first-place finishes in the second-tier 1. deild karla in 1974 and 1984.

Apart from football, he played handball at the youth level for FH and a stint at the senior level for Stjarnan.[2]

International career

Viðar earned 27 caps with the Iceland national team, making his senior international debut on 16 June 1976 in a friendly against Faroe Islands, although it is not officially recognized since their opponent was not a FIFA member at the time. Two months later he replaced Ólafur Sigurvinsson during a 3–1 win over Luxembourg that marked his first FIFA-sanctioned international appearance.[3]

He went on to represent his country in the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns as well as UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying,[3] wearing the captain armband on six occasions.[1] His last appearance came in a 3–0 defeat to Ireland in 1983.[3]

Business and administrative career

During his playing career, Viðar studied business and accounting at the University of Iceland.[1][2] He entered the shipping and real estate industries, holding executive positions at multiple companies.[1][2]

He returned to FH in 1990 as vice-chairman of the football department, and in 2008 was elected chairman of the club as a whole.[1][2] He also presides on the board of the European Club Association.[1]

Personal life

He married Guðrún Bjarney Bjarnadóttir in 1976; all three of their sons (Arnar, Davíð and Bjarni) became professional footballers who went on to represent Iceland internationally.[1][2]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 197620
197720
197800
197910
198030
198150
198280
198360
Total270

Honours

Club
FH

See also

References
  1. "Vidar Halldorsson profile". European Club Association. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. "Knattspyrnufeðgarnir fræknu úr Hafnarfirði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 May 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "Viðar Halldórsson profile". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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