Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson (born 30 July 1988) is an Icelandic retired football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2012 | KR | 125 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | IF Elfsborg | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Gefle IF (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | KR | 86 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Iceland U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Iceland U19 | 11 | (3) |
| 2007–2011 | Iceland U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Iceland | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Skúli was described as a very all around player with very strong defensive skills. He could play as a midfielder but mainly as a defender which was the reason IF Elfsborg signed him, due to the many injuries among their defenders. He was right-footed and could play as secondary position right-fullback even if his main position was centre back.
Early years
editHis mother club is KR Reykjavik where he has played ever since he transferred to IF Elfsborg.
Club career
editBefore transferring to Elfsborg, Skúli played for KR Reykjavik which he made his debut in 2005 and since he has won all the titles to be won in Iceland, lately he won the double, league- and cup title in 2011. He have made 14 appearances in Europa League qualification with KR and is also going to play there the season 2012/2013 with his new team Elfsborg who is participating EL-qualification for the seventh time in a row, for the great results in Allsvenskan. IF Elfsborg head coach Jörgen Lennartsson commented about Skúli as such: "Skúli is an all-around player, useful in many positions, both as a center-back, wing back and defensive midfielder. He is physically strong, intelligent, has good technique and is defensively strong. He also has a very good game idea".
On 29 January 2014 Friðgeirsson signed a six-months loan deal with Gefle IF.
In September 2019, 31-year-old Friðgeirsson announced his retirement.[1]
Achievements
edit- 2012 Allsvenskan champion, Sweden
- 2011 Icelandic champions
- 2010, 2011 cup title, Iceland
- 2005, 2010 supercup title, Iceland
References
edit- ^ Skúli Jón: Ákvað fyrir tímabilið að ég ætlaði að hætta sem Íslandsmeistari, visir.is, 16 September 2019
External links
edit- Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson at National-Football-Teams.com
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