Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson (born 25 October 1973) is an Icelandic football coach and former player.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1997[1] | KR Reykjavík | 71 | (1) |
| 1998 | Strømsgodset | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1989 | Iceland U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 1989 | Iceland U17 | 1 | (1) |
| 1990–1992 | Iceland U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 1992–1995 | Iceland U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Iceland | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019[1] | Grótta | ||
| 2020–2023 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2023–2024 | Haugesund | ||
| 2024– | KR Reykjavík | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editAfter playing the majority of his career with Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, Óskar finished his career with Strømsgodset in the Norwegian Tippeligaen. He retired in 1999, at the age of 25, due to a back injury.[3] He won three caps for the Iceland national team.[1]
Managerial career
editHe started his manager career with Grótta in the third tier of Icelandic football in 2018, placing second and getting promoted. In the 2019 second tier season he guided Grótta to first place in the league and promotion to the top tier. After the season he was hired by Breiðablik, with Grótta hiring Ágúst Gylfason who had just vacated the manager role at Breiðablik.[4] In 2019 Óskar Hrafn was voted the coach of the year in Icelandic sports as the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year was announced.[5]
In October 2023, Norwegian Eliteserien club Haugesund announced that Óskar would become head coach starting from the 2024 season.[6] In May 2024, he resigned after only seven matches in charge of the club.[7]
Personal life
editÓskar worked as a journalist for several years and was a news editor for Vísir.is, Dagblaðið Vísir and Stöð 2, where he was the head of Stöð 2 Sport.[8]
His son is footballer Orri Óskarsson. When Óskar managed Grótta in 2018, Óskar gave Orri his senior debut 11 days before Orri's 14th birthday.[9]
Honours
editKR Reykjavík
- Icelandic Cup: 1994, 1995
- Icelandic Super Cup: 1996
References
edit- ^ a b c "Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson ráðinn þjálfari meistaraflokks karla" (in Icelandic). Breiðablik. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Óskar Hrafn hættur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 April 1999. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Ágúst ráðinn þjálfari Gróttu" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson er þjálfari ársins" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Velkommen, Oskar" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Avslutter arbeidsforholdet" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Óskar Hrafn hættir hjá VÍS". Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur. "Sonurinn yfirgefur líka Gróttu: Orri samdi við FCK - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
External links
edit- Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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