Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 January 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Ísafjörður, Iceland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1978 | ÍBÍ | ||
1979–1980 | KR | ||
1981–1983 | ÍBÍ | ||
1984 | Breiðablik | ||
1985–1986 | ÍBÍ | ||
1987 | Fram | 3 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Víkingur | 16 | (0) |
1990 | Einherji | ||
International career | |||
1979 | Iceland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jón Halldór Oddsson (born 25 January 1958) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. [1] He was a member of both the Icelandic men's national football team [2] and the Icelandic track and field national team. [3] [4]
Jón competed in track and field [5] from the age of 18 until the age of 39, winning several Icelandic championships in long jump, triple jump, high jump, pentathlon and relay racing. [4] He was first noticed on the national stage when he competed in the Meistaramót Íslands in 1978 where he medaled in long jump and triple Jump. [6]
Jón played for several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier football league, then named 1. deild karla. In 1979, while playing for KR, he was the fifth highest goal scorer ins the 1. deild with 8 goals. [4]
In May 1979, Jón was named to the Icelandic men's national football team. On May 22, he was an unused substitute in Iceland's UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying game against Swiss. [7] On May 26, he played his first and only game when he came on 59th minute in Iceland's 1–3 loss against West Germany. [8] [4]
Position | Shooting guard | ||
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Career history | |||
197?–1978 | KFÍ | ||
1978–1979 | ÍS | ||
1979–1980 | Valur | ||
1980–1981 | ÍS | ||
1982–1983 | KFÍ | ||
1986–1987 | ÍS | ||
1989–1990 | UMFB | ||
1991–1992 | Víkverji | ||
1992–1993 | UMFB | ||
1994–1996 | ÍH | ||
2008–2009 | KFÍ | ||
Medals
|
Jón played three seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, winning the Icelandic championship and Icelandic Basketball Cup in 1980 as a member of Valur. [4] He played for several seasons in the lower leagues. On March 6, 2009, he played his last game at the age of 50, in the second-tier 1. deild karla. [9]
Jón is married to Martha Ernstdóttir [10] who competed in women's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [11]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 25 January 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Ísafjörður, Iceland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1978 | ÍBÍ | ||
1979–1980 | KR | ||
1981–1983 | ÍBÍ | ||
1984 | Breiðablik | ||
1985–1986 | ÍBÍ | ||
1987 | Fram | 3 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Víkingur | 16 | (0) |
1990 | Einherji | ||
International career | |||
1979 | Iceland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jón Halldór Oddsson (born 25 January 1958) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. [1] He was a member of both the Icelandic men's national football team [2] and the Icelandic track and field national team. [3] [4]
Jón competed in track and field [5] from the age of 18 until the age of 39, winning several Icelandic championships in long jump, triple jump, high jump, pentathlon and relay racing. [4] He was first noticed on the national stage when he competed in the Meistaramót Íslands in 1978 where he medaled in long jump and triple Jump. [6]
Jón played for several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier football league, then named 1. deild karla. In 1979, while playing for KR, he was the fifth highest goal scorer ins the 1. deild with 8 goals. [4]
In May 1979, Jón was named to the Icelandic men's national football team. On May 22, he was an unused substitute in Iceland's UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying game against Swiss. [7] On May 26, he played his first and only game when he came on 59th minute in Iceland's 1–3 loss against West Germany. [8] [4]
Position | Shooting guard | ||
---|---|---|---|
Career history | |||
197?–1978 | KFÍ | ||
1978–1979 | ÍS | ||
1979–1980 | Valur | ||
1980–1981 | ÍS | ||
1982–1983 | KFÍ | ||
1986–1987 | ÍS | ||
1989–1990 | UMFB | ||
1991–1992 | Víkverji | ||
1992–1993 | UMFB | ||
1994–1996 | ÍH | ||
2008–2009 | KFÍ | ||
Medals
|
Jón played three seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, winning the Icelandic championship and Icelandic Basketball Cup in 1980 as a member of Valur. [4] He played for several seasons in the lower leagues. On March 6, 2009, he played his last game at the age of 50, in the second-tier 1. deild karla. [9]
Jón is married to Martha Ernstdóttir [10] who competed in women's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [11]