Ragnar Sigurðsson
 Sigurðsson training with F.C. Copenhagen in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ragnar Sigurðsson | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Krasnodar | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Fylkir | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | Fylkir | 38 | (2) |
| 2006–2011 | IFK Göteborg | 122 | (11) |
| 2011–2013 | FC København | 70 | (4) |
| 2014- | FC Krasnodar | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001-2002 | Iceland U-17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2004 | Iceland U-19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2005-2006 | Iceland U-21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2007- | Iceland | 33 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 january 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ragnar Sigurðsson (born 19 June 1986) is an Icelandic professional footballer. Ragnar plays as centre back for FC Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League. He also plays for the Iceland national team.
Club career
IFK Göteborg
After playing for Fylkir, he 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. After his magnificent first season he has constantly been linked to several big clubs in Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga and Premier League. IFK Göteborg's sports director, Håkan Mild has also commented that the club could get a transfer fee around €3 million for the talented defender.[1] During his second season the defender played 29 games[2] (of 30) as the team finished in 3rd place. The club also won Supercupen and Svenska Cupen during the 2008 season.
FC København
On May 30, 2011, Ragnar Sigurðsson signed a four-year-long contract with Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen.[3] The fee is believed to be around 5.5 million DKK.[4]
FC Krasnodar
On 23 January 2014, Russian Football Premier League club FC Krasnodar announced signing Ragnar Sigurðsson on a two-and-a-half year deal with option for another year.[5]
International career
He has played for the Icelandic under-21 team and was called up for the Iceland national team for the first time in May 2007. His first match for the national team was in a friendly against Canada in August 2007.
Honours
IFK Göteborg
- Allsvenskan 2007
- Supercupen 2008
- Svenska Cupen 2008
F.C. Copenhagen
- Danish Superliga 2012-13
- Danish Cup 2011-12
References
- ↑ Sigurdsson intresserar engelska klubbar - Retrieved on 7 December 2008, sportal.nu (in Swedish)
- ↑ Player Profile: Ragnar Sigurdsson - 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 - Retrieved on 30 May 2011, sporten.dk (in Danish)
- ↑ "Рагнар Сигурдссон стал игроком "Краснодара"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 23 January 2014.
External links
- (Danish) Profile at FC Copenhagen
- Ragnar Sigurðsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at svenskfotboll.se
- Profile at Transfermarkt
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