Ólafur Jóhannesson (football manager)

Ólafur Jóhannesson
Personal information
Full name Ólafur Davíð Jóhannesson
Date of birth (1957-06-30) 30 June 1957
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Haukar
1986 FH 16 (0)
1987 Valur 5 (0)
1989–1990 FH 18 (0)
1991 Haukar
1991 FH 10 (0)
1992 Þróttur Reykjavík 2 (0)
Managerial career
1981–1982 Einherji
1983–1985 Skallagrímur
1988–1990 FH
1992 Þróttur
1993 Haukar
1995 FH
1996–1997 Skallagrímur
1998 UMF Selfoss
1998 Skallagrímur
2002 ÍR
2003–2007 FH
2007–2011 Iceland
2011–2013 Haukar
2014–2019 Valur
2020 Stjarnan
2021–2022 FH
2022 Valur
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ólafur Davíð Jóhannesson (born 30 June 1957) is an Icelandic football manager and former player who formerly managed the Iceland national team. During his manager career, he has won the Icelandic championship five times and the Icelandic Cup three times.

During his playing career, he played most of his years as a senior player with Haukar in the role of defender, but started his career as manager only 24 years of age with the team Einherji from Vopnafjörður. He has managed Einherji, Skallagrímur, FH, Þróttur, Haukar, Selfoss, ÍR and Valur.