Kristján Örn Sigurðsson

Football player infobox
playername = Kristján Sigurðsson
fullname = Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
nickname = "Örn2", "Krissy"


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|10|7
cityofbirth = Akureyri
countryofbirth = Iceland
height = 1,80 m
currentclub = SK Brann
clubnumber = 21
position = rightback or centre back
youthyears = 1995
youthclubs = Þór Akureyri
years = 1996 1997 1997-2001 2001-2002 2003-2004
2005-
clubs = Völsungur
Akureyri
Stoke City Akureyri KR Reykjavik
Brann
caps(goals) = 15 (0) 15 (0) 00 (0)
34 (3) 33 (1) 84 (8) [ [http://www.brann.no/index.php?valg=spiller&spiller=109 Sportsklubben Brann - Ekte lidenskap har et navn ] ]
nationalyears = 2003-
nationalteam = Iceland
nationalcaps(goals) = 29 (2)
pcupdate = April 5 2008
ntupdate = 2 June 2008

Kristján Örn Sigurðsson (often spelled Sigurdsson) (born 7 October 1980 in Akureyri) is an Icelandic footballer.

Club career

He started his career at his local club ÍF Völsungur Húsavik, and moved to Stoke City in England as a teenager. Failing to grab a place on the first team, he returned to Iceland to play for KR. After the 2004 season he moved to SK Brann in Bergen, Norway where he plays as a defender. His first season was okay defensively, but he showed clear weaknesses in his passing game and general offensive play from his right back position. Before the 2006 season, Sigurdsson was moved into the central defence, after both Ragnvald Soma and Paul Scharner were sold after the 2005 season.

Sigurdsson showed that he is a supreme centre back with his great speed - he was tested to be the fastest Brann player on 40 metres relay before the 2006 season. He is also considered to have great strength in the air, even though he is shorter than most players who play in his position. Some commentators have compared Sigurdsson's style of play to that of Argentine centre back Roberto Ayala, although both players differ greatly in quality. Sigurdsson and his partner Ólafur Örn Bjarnason started the season excellently and were nicknamed "Ørneredet" which means "Eagle's nest" (both players have Örn as their middlename, and Örn/Ørn is the Norwegian and Icelandic word for eagle).

International career

Sigurðsson made his debut for Iceland in 2003 and has so far collected 24 caps.

Honours

Norway

*Norwegian Premier League: 2007

Iceland

*Icelandic Premier League: 2003

Trivia

*He is the brother of Lárus Sigurðsson, who has played with many English clubs.Fact|date=April 2007
*Prior to his footballing career, Sigurðsson worked in a kindergarten.
*In the match against Sandefjord at Brann Stadion he broke his nose after 15 minutes, but still finished the game. He said his nose was "only a little broken".

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