Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 January 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Iceland | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1997–1999 | Þróttur | 39 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Fram | 26 | (0) |
2001–2005 | Þróttur | 66 | (0) |
2006–2011 | Fylkir | 109 | (0) |
2012 | KR | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Valur | 20 | (0) |
2015 | SR | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
1994–1995 | Iceland U-19 | 8 | (0) |
1999 | Iceland U-21 | 2 | (0) |
2001–2010 | Iceland | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 December 2022 |
Fjalar Þorgeirsson (born 18 January 1977) is an Icelandic football coach and former player who played the goalkeeper position. He played 5 games for the Iceland national football team during his career. He played 227 matches in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. [1]
Fjalar started his career with Þróttur before joining Fram in 2000. After two seasons with Fram, Fjalar returned to Þróttur where he played until their relegation in 2005. [2]
From 2006 to 2011 he played for Fylkir. On 27 July 2009, he broke his hand during a game against Fram after a collision with an opponent. Despite the injury, he played the remaining 20 minutes of the game. [3]
Prior to the 2012 season, Fjalar signed with KR. [4] During the season, he was a reserve goalkeeper to Hannes Þór Halldórsson, only appeared in two matches. [5] In October 2012, Fjalar signed with Valur. [6] On 15 July 2013, he played his 200th match in the Úrvalsdeild karla. [7]
In May 2015, Fjalar signed with Skautafélag Reykjavíkur [8] where he would appear in one match in the 4. deild karla during the 2015 season.
Fjalar became a goalkeeper coach for Stjarnan in 2015. [9] He later became an assistant manager for the team, a post he served until October 2019. [10] In December the same year, he was hired as a goalkeeper coach for FH. [11]