Ólafur Kristjánsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Ólafur.
Ólafur Kristjánsson
Personal information
Full nameÓlafur Helgi Kristjánsson
Date of birth20 May 1968
Place of birthReykjavík, Iceland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
FC Nordsjælland
NumberManager
Youth career
1979–1984FH Hafnarfjörður
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1985–1995FH Hafnarfjörður149(9)
1996–1997KR Reykjavík30(0)
1997–2001AGF Aarhus65(1)
Total234(10)
National team‡
1985Iceland U195(0)
1988–1989Iceland U217(0)
1990–1996Iceland14(0)
Teams managed
2002–2004AGF Aarhus (assistant)
2004–2005Fram Reykjavík
2006–2014Breiðablik UBK
2014–FC Nordsjælland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 May 2014

Ólafur Helgi Kristjánsson (born 20 May 1968 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic football manager and former football player, who is the current manager of Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland.

Playing career

Kristjánsson started his playing career at FH Hafnarfjörður, before moving to KR Reykjavík in 1996. In 1996 he moved to Danish side AGF Aarhus. He retired in 2001 and became a youth coach at the team, and later assistant manager.[1]

Managerial career

Kristjánsson took charge of Icelandic premier league team Fram on 30 June 2004, replacing Ion Geolgău. The club was bottom of the league when Kristjánsson took over, but eventually the club managed to avoid relegation. Kristjánsson was in charge again for the 2005 season, but left the club after relegation.

On 6 July 2006 Kristjánsson was appointed manager of Breiðablik UBK, finishing the season in 5th place. Over the next few years the club went to become a regular title contender. In 2009 the club won its first big title in history with a win in the Icelandic Cup. The following year the team won the Icelandic Premier League for the first time.

In April 2014 it was announced that Kristjánsson would take over as head coach of FC Nordsjælland in July 2014.[2]

Managerial statistics

As of 20 May 2014

Includes games played in Icelandic Premier League, Icelandic Cup, Icelandic League Cup, Icelandic Super Cup, Europa League and Champions League.

Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win % Sources
Fram Reykjavik 30 June 2004 10 October 2005 41 13 8 20 46 62 -16 31.71 [3]
Breiðablik 6 July 2006 Present 255 126 58 71 466 337 +129 49.41 [4]
Nordsjælland 1 July 2014 TBD 10 6 2 2 16 14 +2 60.00
Total 296 139 66 91 512 399 +113 46.96

Honours

Manager

Breiðablik UBK

References

  1. ↑ "Olafur Kristjansson". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Breidablik's Kristjánsson excited by Nordsjælland". uefa.com. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "KSI.is". KSÍ. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "KSI.is". KSÍ. Retrieved 5 May 2014.