Hjálmar Jónsson (footballer)

Hjálmar Jónsson
Personal information
Full name Hjálmar Jónsson
Date of birth 29 July 1980 (1980-07-29) (age 31)
Place of birth Egilsstadir, Iceland
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position defender
Club information
Current club IFK Göteborg
Number 14
Youth career
Höttur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1999-2001 Keflavík 32 (4)
2002-present IFK Göteborg 166 (5)
National team‡
2002-present Iceland 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2008

Hjálmar Jónsson (born 29 July 1980 in Egilsstadir) is an Icelandic football defender.

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Club career

After playing for Icelandic clubs Höttur and Keflavik ÍF, he joined Swedish club IFK Göteborg in 2002, a club he has played for since.[1] On 16 July 2006 he scored his first ever goal for IFK Göteborg against Halmstads BK in a league game.[2]

International career

Jónsson made his debut for Iceland in a January 2002 friendly match against Kuwait.

References

  1. ^ "Hjalmar Jonsson" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Swedish Football Association. http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=3527. Retrieved 16 December 2010. 
  2. ^ Rolfer, Andreas (16 July 2006). "Göteborg utklassade tamt Halmstad" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/goteborg-utklassade-tamt-halmstad-1.610791. Retrieved 16 December 2010. 

External links

IFK Göteborg – current squad