Hannes Þór Halldórsson

Icelandic filmmaker and former professional footballer

Hannes Þór Halldórsson (born 27 April 1984 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Iceland national football team and Bodø/Glimt, on loan from the Norwegian club NEC Nijmegen. He has also played for Leiknir Reykjavík, Ungmennafélagið Afturelding, Stjarnan, Knattspyrnufélagið Fram, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, SK Brann, Sandnes Ulf and N.E.C.. Hannes has found some work as a film director when not playing football.[2] He was included in Iceland's UEFA Euro 2016 squad.[3]

Hannes Þór Halldórsson
Hannes with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Hannes Þór Halldórsson[1]
Date of birth (1984-04-27) 27 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Leiknir R. 3 (0)
2005 Afturelding 18 (0)
2006 Stjarnan 18 (0)
2007–2010 Fram 84 (0)
2011–2013 KR 63 (0)
2012Brann (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 Sandnes Ulf 45 (0)
2015–2016 NEC 8 (0)
2016Bodø/Glimt (loan) 14 (0)
2016–2018 Randers 65 (0)
2018–2019 Qarabağ 4 (0)
2019–2021 Valur 58 (0)
2022 Víkingur Reykjavík 0 (0)
Total 381 (0)
National team
2011–2021 Iceland 77 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2021
Halldórsson against Austria in 2014.

International career

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He took part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and saved Lionel Messi's penalty kick against Argentina which later ended 1-1.

 
FWC 2018 - Group D - ARG v ISL - Messi penalty kick

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "A Eurovision music video director just shut out Cristiano Ronaldo". Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

Other websites

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