Sigurður Jónsson (footballer)

Sigurður Jónsson
Personal information
Full name Sigurður Jónsson
Date of birth (1966-09-27) 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)
1986Barnsley (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
*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.