Sigurður Jónsson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sigurður Jónsson | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Akranes, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | IA Akranes | 26 | (2) |
| 1984–1989 | Sheffield Wednesday | 67 | (5) |
| 1986 | → Barnsley (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Arsenal | 8 | (1) |
| 1992–1995 | IA Akranes | 56 | (6) |
| 1996–1997 | Örebro SK | 42 | (2) |
| 1997–2000 | Dundee United | 43 | (1) |
| 2000 | IA Akranes | 12 | (3) |
| Total | 272 | (20) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1983–1999 | Iceland | 65 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | FH | ||
| 2003–2005 | Víkingur | ||
| 2006 | Grindavík | ||
| 2007–2008 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| 2010–2012 | Enköpings SK | ||
| 2014– | Kári | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2007 | |||
Sigurður Jónsson (born 27 September 1966 in Akranes), also known as The Icelandic Beast (and his son as The Icelandic Beast JR), is a retired Icelandic footballer and former coach of Swedish club Djurgården.
In 2008, he featured in a ten-man shortlist for Iceland's greatest footballer of all time.