Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson

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Þorvaldur Makan
Personal information
Full name Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson
Date of birth (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth Iceland
Position(s) Midfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1996 KA 61 (24)
1997 Leiftur 14 (8)
1998 Östers IF 5 (1)
1999–2003 KA 69 (27)
2004 Fram 4 (2)
2006 Valur 6 (0)
2007 KA 18 (1)
2009–2010 Carl 0 (0)
Total133(53)
International career
1993 Iceland U18 1 (0)
2002 Iceland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson (born 26 November 1974) is an Icelandic former international footballer.

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Club career

He played club football for KA Akureyri, Leiftur, Östers IF, KA Akureyri again, Fram Reykjavik and Valur.

In October and November 1997, Þorvaldur underwent a trial at Sheffield United [1] and Stoke City [2] but was not signed. [3] [4] In December, he had a trial with Östers IF [5] and in January 1998, he signed a three-year contract with the club. [6] He left Öster in November 1998 following due to their financial situation following their relegation from the Allsvenskan. [7]

In December 1998, he signed with KA. [8]

In June 2004, Þorvaldur collapsed during the middle of a game between Fram and Fylkir due to what was initially thought to be a severe migrane. [9] In July 2004, he announced his retirement from football due to a brain injury caused by several blows to the head over his career. [10] Two years later, he had recovered from the injury returned to the field with Valur. [11] [12]

National team career

Þorvaldur won one cap for the senior Iceland team, in a 6–1 friendly defeat to Brazil in Brasília on 8 March 2002.

Personal life

Þorvaldur's wife Katrín Jónsdóttir was the captain of the Iceland women's national football team. They were married in August 2009, just before Katrín played at UEFA Women's Euro 2009. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Þorvaldur í Stoke City ?". Dagur (in Icelandic). Timarit.is. 7 November 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Þorvaldur Makan heim". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 November 1997. p. B1. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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  5. ↑ "Þorvaldur fór til Öster í gær". DV (in Icelandic). 1 December 1997. p. 26. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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  7. ↑ "Of dýr fyrir okkur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 18 November 1998. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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