Hannes Sigurðsson

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 Hannes.
Hannes Sigurðsson
Personal information
Full nameHannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson
Date of birth10 April 1983
Place of birthReykjavík, Iceland
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
SSV Jahn Regensburg
Number23
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000-2001FH12(2)
2002–2005Viking68(15)
2005–2006Stoke City25(1)
2006–2007Brøndby IF9(2)
2007–2008Viking25(4)
2008–2011GIF Sundsvall71(26)
2011FH13(4)
2011Spartak Nalchik6(0)
2012FC Atyrau15(3)
2013Mjallby10(0)
2013–2014SV Grödig14(1)
2014Sandnes Ulf10(0)
2015–SSV Jahn Regensburg1(0)
National team
1999Iceland U-172(0)
2001Iceland U-194(6)
2002–2005Iceland U-2114(7)
2005–2008Iceland13(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:54, 13 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2011

Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson (born 10 April 1983) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for SSV Jahn Regensburg.[1]

Career

Hannes started his professional career with FH Hafnarfjordur in 2000, scoring on his debut and scoring one goal in eleven matches in 2001.

Viking

He moved to Norway to play for Viking FK in 2002, and although he came on as a substitute to score twice on his debut, he spent the best part of his first three seasons in Norway on the substitutes' bench. While he played in 55 matches during these three years, he only started in six of these. However, Hannes emerged as a super-sub, racking up twelve goals to make him the most efficient player in the Norwegian League with one goal every 72 minutes in 2002 and 2003. He emerged as a regular starter in 2005, when he also got his Iceland national team debut against Italy in March.

Stoke City

In July 2005, he signed for the English club Stoke City on a Bosman transfer, and he joined his new club in October 2005. Hannes was signed by the Icelandic-owned Stoke under manager Johan Boskamp. Most of his games for Stoke City, Hannes played as the left midfielder, not as striker. He scored his only goal for Stoke in a 2–1 victory over Queens Park Rangers in March 2006.[2] When ownership of the club changed in the Summer 2006, and Boskamp left and Tony Pulis returned to the club, Hannes was deemed surplus to requirements and was released at the end of August.[3]

Brøndby

On 30 August 2006 Hannes signed a deal with Danish Superliga runners-up Brøndby IF. He was a first-team regular throughout the autumn season, though injuries caused him to miss several games. He fell out of favour when manager René Meulensteen was replaced by Tom Køhlert ahead of the spring season, and Hannes looked to leave Brøndby.[4]

Viking

Hannes returned to his former club Viking in February 2007, but his registration for the Norwegian club was delayed by the FIFA ruling that a player may only represent two clubs during one year. After a lengthy appeals process, Hannes was finally cleared to play for Viking on 30 March 2007 – one day before the closure of the Norwegian transfer window.

GIF Sundsvall

In March 2008, Hannes signed for Swedish club GIF Sundsvall, becoming the club's most expensive signing to date. Hannes was the club's top scorer in 2008, 2009 and 2010 even though he missed out on many games through injury. Following three successful years in Sweden, Hannes returned to Iceland to recover from a broken bone in his right foot that kept him sidelined for five months.

FH Hafnarfjörður

He then signed a short term contract with his parent club FH Hafnarfjordur where he played 13 games, scoring four goals.

PFC Spartak Nalchik

In August 2011 Hannes joined PFC Spartak Nalchik in the Russian Premier League on a short term contract. Hannes style of play was not suitable for the Russian side so his contract was not extended in January.

FC Atyrau

Hannes chose to stay in Eastern Europe and in February 2012 he signed a 1 year contract for FC Atyrau in Kazakhstan.[5] Hannes finished the season as top scorer for the struggling FC Atyrau side and was voted as foreign player of the year by Westside.kz which is a fanclub for FC Atyrau.[6]

Mjallby

Hannes signed a short-term contract with Swedish club Mjallby in 2013.

SV Grödig

Hannes signed a two-year contract with recently promoted Austrian Bundesliga club SV Grödig in July 2013.

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2005–06 2313000261
2006–07 20001030
Career Total 2513010291

References

  1. "Sigurdsson ist Regensburgs achter Streich" (in German). kicker.de. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. "QPR 1-2 Stoke". BBC Sport. 29 March 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  3. "Sigurdsson completes Stoke exit". BBC Sport. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  4. "Sigurdsson måtte væk". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). 5 September 2006.
  5. "Hannes Þ. Sigurðsson til Kasakstan (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  6. "ЛУЧШИЙ ФУТБОЛИСТ 2012г - СЕРГЕЙ БОЙЧЕНКО" (in Russian). westside.kz. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

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