Sigurður Jónsson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sigurður Jónsson | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Akranes, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982-1984 | IA Akranes | 26 | (2) |
| 1984-1989 | Sheffield Wednesday | 67 | (5) |
| 1985-1987 | → Barnsley (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 1989-1992 | Arsenal | 8 | (1) |
| 1992-1995 | IA Akranes | 56 | (6) |
| 1996-1997 | Örebro SK | 42 | (2) |
| 1997-2000 | Dundee United | 43 | (1) |
| 2000 | IA Akranes | 12 | (3) |
| Total | 272 | (20) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1982-1999 |  Iceland | 65 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002 | FH | ||
| 2003-2005 | Víkingur | ||
| 2006 | Grindavík | ||
| 2007-2008 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| 2010- | Enköpings SK | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2007. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sigurður Jónsson (born 27 September 1966 in Akranes), also known as Siggi Jónsson, is a retired Icelandic footballer and former coach of Swedish club Djurgårdens IF.
Club career
Jónsson started his career at his hometown club IA Akranes before moving to English club Sheffield Wednesday in February 1985. He spent four years at Wednesday, including a brief spell on loan to Barnsley in 1986, playing 67 times for them. He made his English league debut against Leicester City in March 1985. He was signed by Arsenal in July 1989 for a fee of £475,000 and made his Arsenal debut at home against Manchester City on 14 October 1989. However his period at Arsenal was wrecked by injury and he made just nine appearances in three seasons for the London side, scoring once in the league against QPR in November 1989. He was part of the Arsenal side that won the old First Division in 1991 but only played in two matches which was not enough games to earn a winner's medal.[1]
Jónsson rejoined IA Akranes in the summer of 1992 and spent another three seasons there, before joining Swedish side Örebro SK in 1995. Two years later he joined Scottish side Dundee United, where again injury reduced his opportunities to play; he made 43 league appearances, scoring once against Motherwell.[2] He left United and signed for IA Akranes for a third time, before finally retiring in 2001.
International career
Additionally, during his career Sigurður represented Iceland at international level 65 times, scoring three goals.[3] He played his last game for the national team in September 1999 against Ukraine.
Coaching career
As a coach, he had spells with FH, Vikingur and Grindavík, before being appointed Djurgårdens IF manager in November 2006.In 2010 he signed on as Enköpings SK manager.
References
- ↑ "Arsenal appearances 1990/91". arseweb.com. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "Dundee United 2 Motherwell 2". Sporting Life. 7 November 1998. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ↑ Iceland - Record International Players - RSSSF
- "Arsenal old boys, 1986/87". Arseweb.
- "Djurgarden appoint former Arsenal player Jonsson as coach". The Guardian (London). 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
External links
- Sigurður Jónsson at National-Football-Teams.com
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