Hjálmar Þórarinsson

Hjálmar Þórarinsson (born 16 February 1986, in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic footballer currently playing as a striker for Berserkir.

Hjálmar Þórarinsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-02-16) 16 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Knattspyrnufélagið Berserkir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Þróttur 44 (9)
2004–2005Hearts (loan) 4 (0)
2005–2007 Hearts 0 (0)
2006Raith Rovers (loan) 11 (2)
2007–2011 Fram Reykjavik 100 (28)
2012 Berserkir 2 (1)
International career
2005–2006 Iceland under-21s 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2007

Þórarinsson started his career with Þróttur in his native Iceland before moving to Hearts in October 2004, initially on loan. Displaying a combination of pace and power, he impressed the Tynecastle coaching staff enough in U21 and first team appearances to earn a permanent contract in May 2005. The highlight of this spell for Þórarinsson was a last minute equaliser in the Scottish League Cup semi-final against Motherwell,[1] which Hearts eventually lost 3–2 after extra time.

An influx of established international forwards in the summer of 2005, such as Edgaras Jankauskas and Roman Bednář, ensured Þórarinsson did not feature in the Hearts first team in 2005–06. After a season of U21 football, he moved to Raith Rovers on loan until November 2006. He signed a further loan deal in January 2007, returning to Iceland with Fram until September.

References

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  1. ^ Motherwell 3–2 Hearts, BBC Sport, 1 February 2005
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