Helgi Sigurðsson

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Helgi Sigurðsson
Personal information
Full name Helgi Sigurðsson
Date of birth (1974-09-17) 17 September 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
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Position(s) striker
Team information
Current team
Afturelding
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Víkingur R. 24 (11)
1993–1994 Fram 36 (23)
1994–1996 VfB Stuttgart 2 (0)
1996–1997 Tennis Borussia Berlin 14 (6)
1997 Fram 5 (1)
1997–1999 Stabæk 52 (26)
1999–2001 Panathinaikos 32 (10)
2001–2003 Lyn 52 (13)
2003–2006 AGF 41 (8)
2006 Fram 18 (13)
2007–2009 Valur 56 (29)
2010–2012 Víkingur R. 49 (14)
2013 Fram 2 (0)
2013-2014 Afturelding 9 (3)
International career
1990–1991 Iceland U-16 13 (5)
1991–1993 Iceland U-18 20 (10)
1992–1995 Iceland U-21 10 (3)
1993–2008 Iceland 63 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2013

Helgi Sigurðsson() (born 17 September 1974 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Afturelding. During his career he has played for clubs in Iceland, Germany, Norway, Greece and Denmark. 10 champions league goals

Club career

He started his career at Víkingur and won the Icelandic championship with them in 1991. He then moved to Fram before signing for VfB Stuttgart in Germany.

Joined Stabæk in 1997 and won the Norwegian Football Cup final with them in 1998, scoring two of three of Stabæk's goals.

In 1999 he moved to Panathinaikos FC in Greece, nicknamed the shark. He played one game in the Champions League for Panathinaikos, coming on as a substitute for Nikolaos Lymperopoulos against Valencia C.F.

He signed for Danish club AGF in February 2004. In 2006 he returned to Iceland and signed for Fram for the second time in his career. A year later he left Fram and signed for their Reykjavík rivals, Valur.

He was a key player for Valur when in 2007 they won their 20th league title and their first in 20 years. He had a great season, playing all 18 league games and scoring 12 goals. He was picked player of the season in Landsbankadeildin for the 2007 season.

He returned to his youth club, Víkingur R. before the 2010 season. Before the 2013 season he left Víkingur and became assistant manager at Fram while also playing 2 games for the club. Early in the 2013 season the Fram manager quit and Helgi quit after that.[1]

International career

He made his debut for Iceland in an August 1993 friendly match against the USA as a substitute for Arnór Guðjohnsen and has been capped 62 times since and scored 10 goals.[2] He also scored his first international goal against the USA, in April 1994, earning his 4th cap. His last match was a 3–0 friendly win against Faroe Islands in 2008.

References

  1. http://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2013/06/03/helgi_er_haettur_hja_fram/
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