Sigurður Jónsson

Infobox Football biography
playername = Sigurður Jónsson
fullname = Sigurður Jónsson
nickname = Siggi


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1966|9|27
cityofbirth = Akranes
countryofbirth = Iceland
height = height|meter=1.85
currentclub = Djurgårdens IF (manager)
clubnumber =
position = midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1982-1984
1984-1989
1985-1987
1989-1992
1992-1995
1996-1997
1997-2000
2000
clubs = IA Akranes
Sheffield Wednesday
→ Barnsley (loan)
Arsenal
IA Akranes
Örebro SK
Dundee United
IA Akranes
"Career totals"
caps(goals) = 026 00(2)
067 00(5)
018 00(0)
008 00(1)
056 00(6)
042 00(2)
043 00(1)
012 00(3)
"272 0(20)"
nationalyears = 1982-1999
nationalteam = flagicon|Iceland Iceland
nationalcaps(goals) = 065 00(3)
manageryears = 2002
2003-2005
2006
2007-present
managerclubs = FH Víkingur Grindavík Djurgårdens IF
pcupdate = 12 September 2007
ntupdate = 12 September 2007

Sigurður Jónsson (born September 27 1966 in Akranes), also known as Siggi Jónsson, is an Icelandic footballer and coach. He is currently the manager of Swedish club Djurgårdens IF.

Club career

Jónsson started his career at his hometown club IA Akranes before moving to English club Sheffield Wednesday in February 1985. He spent four years at Wednesday, including a brief spell on loan to Barnsley in 1986, playing 67 times for them. He made his English league debut against Leicester City in March 1985. He was signed by Arsenal in July 1989 for a fee of £475,000 and made his Arsenal debut at home against Manchester City on October 14 1989. However his period at Arsenal was wrecked by injury and he made just nine appearances in three seasons for the London side.

Jónsson rejoined IA Akranes in the summer of 1992 and spent another three seasons there, before joining Swedish side Örebro SK in 1995. Two years later he joined Scottish side Dundee United, where again injury reduced his opportunities to play; he made 43 league appearances. He left United and signed for IA Akranes for a third time, before finally retiring in 2001.

International career

Additionally, during his career Sigurður represented Iceland at international level 65 times, scoring three goals. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ijs-recintlp.html Iceland - Record International Players] - RSSSF] He played his last game for the national team in September 1999 against Ukraine.

Coaching career

As a coach, he had spells with FH, Vikingur and Grindavík, before being appointed Djurgårdens IF manager in November 2006.

References

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External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=16152 National football teams profile]