Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
Ásgeir "Sigi" Sigurvinsson (born 8 May 1955 in Vestmannaeyjar) is an Icelandic retired football attacking midfielder and coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ásgeir Sigurvinsson | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1973 | ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | 21 | (7) |
| 1973–1981 | Standard Liège | 249 | (57) |
| 1981–1982 | Bayern Munich | 17 | (1) |
| 1982–1990 | VfB Stuttgart | 194 | (38) |
| Total | 481 | (103) | |
| International career | |||
| 1972–1989 | Iceland | 45 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993 | Fram | ||
| 2003–2005 | Iceland | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent most of his career at Standard Liège and in Germany, amassing Bundesliga totals of 211 games and 39 goals for two clubs, mainly Stuttgart.
Club career Edit
One of the first Icelandic footballers to play in a foreign country, Ásgeir played a single game for Rangers' reserve side in late 1972[1] before moving to Belgian club Standard Liège in 1973. He stayed there for eight seasons, amassing more than 300 appearances overall and helping it to the 1981 Belgian Cup. Immediately after, he was bought by FC Bayern Munich, but only lasted one year.
Ásgeir then joined fellow Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart, where he figured prominently until his retirement at 35. In his second year he scored a career-best – in Germany – 12 goals, being instrumental in a league conquest after a 32-year wait.
During his penultimate season, Ásgeir netted three times from 28 appearances as the Roten finished fifth, still adding all 12 matches (ten complete) in the side's runner-up run in the UEFA Cup. After retiring, he worked at Stuttgart for another three years, as a scout.
Between April and November 1993, Ásgeir had his first coaching experience, with Knattspyrnufélagið Fram.[2]
International career Edit
Ásgeir gained 45 caps for Iceland and scored five goals,[3] his debut coming on 3 July 1972 at only 17 in a 2–5 friendly home loss against Denmark. He acted as technical director at the Football Association of Iceland for six years, and later coached the national team from 2003 until late 2005.[4]
In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's 50 anniversary, the Icelandic FA selected Ásgeir as its Golden Player, the most outstanding Icelandic player of the last 50 years.[5]
Honours Edit
- ÍBV
- Icelandic Cup: 1972
- Standard Liège
- Belgian Cup: 1980–81
- Bayern Munich
- Stuttgart
References Edit
- ^ "Ásgeir Sigurvinsson – One That Got Away".
- ^ (in Icelandic). Kaninka. 19 September 2007. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Iceland – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Sigurvinsson follows his beliefs". UEFA.com. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Golden Players take centre stage". UEFA.com. 29 November 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
External links Edit
- Ásgeir Sigurvinsson at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Ásgeir Sigurvinsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ásgeir Sigurvinsson at EU-Football.info
- Ásgeir Sigurvinsson at WorldFootball.net