Ólafur Örn Bjarnason
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Olafur Örn Bjarnason | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name | Olafur Örn Bjarnason | |
Date of birth | May 15, 1975 (age 31) | |
Place of birth | Grindavík, Iceland | |
Height | 188 cm | |
Nickname | Örn 1 | |
Playing position | Centre back | |
Club information | ||
Current club | SK Brann | |
Number | 18 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1994 | Grindavík | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1995-1997 1998-2000 2001-2003 2004- |
Grindavík Malmö FF Grindavík SK Brann |
51 (2) 22 (2) 54 (10) 102 (5) |
National team2 | ||
1996 1998- |
Iceland U21 Iceland |
4 (1) 25 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Ólafur Örn Bjarnason (born May 15, 1975) is an Icelandic football defender.
He started his career in Grindavík, and returned there after two years in Swedish club Malmö FF. In 2004, he moved from Grindavík to SK Brann in Bergen, Norway. His first season was successful, and he played every league match. In 2006 he formed one of Norway's strongest centre back duo with his countryman, Kristján Örn Sigurðsson, together named Örneredet (en: eagles nest).
Bjarnason has been capped 25 times for Iceland. He is married and has one son.
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- Norwegian cup: 2004
S.K. Brann - Current Squad |
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1 Thorbjørnsen | 2 Jaiteh | 3 Dahl | 4 Guntveit | 5 Corrales | 6 Haugen | 7 Gashi | 8 Andresen | 10 Sæternes | 11 Vaagan Moen | 12 Opdal | 13 Huseklepp | 15 Hanstveit | 17 Bakke | 18 Bjarnason | 19 Misje | 20 Ludvigsen | 21 Sigurðsson | 22 Helstad | 25 Solli | 28 Björnsson | 77 Winters | Coach Mjelde |