Birkir Már Sævarsson
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 Birkir.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Birkir Már Sævarsson | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right fullback Right winger Left fullback Center Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hammarby | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2008 | Valur | 66 | (2) |
| 2008–2014 | Brann | 168 | (15) |
| 2014– | Hammarby | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Iceland U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007– | Iceland | 45 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sævarsson playing in the national team against Austria in 2014
Birkir Már Sævarsson (born 11 November 1984) is an Icelandic footballer who is currently playing for Hammarby in Sweden. He signed for Hammarby 2 December 2014, after 6 years in the Norwegian club SK Brann. He was originally planned as a right back, but played almost all the 2009 season on the left back and in Hammarby he plays as a center back. His little brother's name is Aron Elí Sævarsson and he plays for Valur.
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2002 | Valur U23 | Icelandic Cup | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | Valur | Úrvalsdeild | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1. deild | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Úrvalsdeild | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | SK Brann | Tippeligaen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2009 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2012 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2013 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | Hammarby | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Total | 234 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 267 | 20 | ||
Honours
Iceland
- Icelandic Premier League: 2007
- Icelandic Cup: 2005
- Icelandic League Cup: 2008
References
- ↑ "altomfotball.no: Birkir Sævarsson" (in Norwegian). Altom Fotball. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Birkir Már Sævarsson" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- "Birkir Már Sævarsson". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Birkir Sævarsson. |
- Birkir Már Sævarsson at National-Football-Teams.com
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