Jón Oddsson
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 January 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Ísafjörður, Iceland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978 | ÍBÍ | ||
1979–1980 | KR | ||
1981–1983 | ÍBÍ | ||
1984 | Breiðablik | ||
1985–1986 | ÍBÍ | ||
1987 | Fram | 3 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Víkingur | 16 | (0) |
1990 | Einherji | ||
International career | |||
1979 | Iceland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jón Halldór Oddsson (born 25 January 1958) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete.[1] He was a member of both the Icelandic men's national football team[2] and the Icelandic track and field national team.[3][4]
Athletics
[edit]Jón competed in track and field[5] from the age of 18 until the age of 39, winning several Icelandic championships in long jump, triple jump, high jump, pentathlon and relay racing.[4] He was first noticed on the national stage when he competed in the Meistaramót Íslands in 1978 where he medaled in long jump and triple Jump.[6]
Football
[edit]Jón played for several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier football league, then named 1. deild karla. In 1979, while playing for KR, he was the fifth highest goal scorer ins the 1. deild with 8 goals.[4]
National football team
[edit]In May 1979, Jón was named to the Icelandic men's national football team. On May 22, he was an unused substitute in Iceland's UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying game against Swiss.[7] On May 26, he played his first and only game when he came on 59th minute in Iceland's 1–3 loss against West Germany.[8][4]
Basketball
[edit]Position | Shooting guard | ||
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Career history | |||
197?–1978 | KFÍ | ||
1978–1979 | ÍS | ||
1979–1980 | Valur | ||
1980–1981 | ÍS | ||
1982–1983 | KFÍ | ||
1986–1987 | ÍS | ||
1989–1990 | UMFB | ||
1991–1992 | Víkverji | ||
1992–1993 | UMFB | ||
1994–1996 | ÍH | ||
2008–2009 | KFÍ | ||
Medals
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Jón played three seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, winning the Icelandic championship and Icelandic Basketball Cup in 1980 as a member of Valur.[4] He played for several seasons in the lower leagues. On March 6, 2009, he played his last game at the age of 50, in the second-tier 1. deild karla.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Jón is married to Martha Ernstdóttir[10] who competed in women's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Knattspyrnumaður sem á Íslandsmet í frjálsum íþróttum, hefur leikið Evrópuleiki í körfu og átt sundmet". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 August 1983. pp. 44–53. Retrieved 1 March 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Félagsmaður - Jón Oddsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Sigmundur Ó. Steinarsson (2014). Saga landsliðs karla (PDF) (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. p. 275. ISBN 978-9935-9229-0-8. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. pp. 250–251. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
- ^ "Vestfirðingurinn vinsælastur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 March 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Verð varla með í frjálsum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 March 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Leikskýrsla: Sviss - Ísland 2-0". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Leikskýrsla: Ísland - V-Þýskaland 1-3". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "1. deild karla (2009 Tímabil) - Jón Oddsson". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Mikilvægt að vera sprækur". Dagur-Tíminn (in Icelandic). 4 June 1997. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martha Ernstdóttir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Jón Oddsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) profile at kki.is
- Profile at kki.is
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Breiðablik men's football players
- Einherji players
- Iceland men's international footballers
- Icelandic men's footballers
- Icelandic men's basketball players
- ÍBÍ men's football players
- Knattspyrnufélagið Fram players
- Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur players
- Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur players
- Sportspeople from Ísafjörður
- UMFB Basketball players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
- Valur men's basketball players
- Vestri men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
- 20th-century Icelandic sportsmen