Andri Sigþórsson
Andri Sigþórsson (born 25 March 1977) is an Icelandic former international footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1993 | KR | ||
| 1993–1994 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Bayern Munich II | 13 | (1) |
| 1996–2000 | KR | 48 | (43) |
| 1997–1998 | → FSV Zwickau (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | SV Salzburg | 24 | (16) |
| 2002–2004 | Molde FK | 17 | (12) |
| Total | 107 | (78) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Iceland U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Iceland U19 | 9 | (5) |
| 1996–1998 | Iceland U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Iceland | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Andri, who played as a striker, played as a youth for KR, before joining the youth setup of Bayern Munich. He played for Bayern's reserve team in the Regionalliga, but returned to Iceland in 1996, rejoining KR. In 2000, he was joint top scorer in the Icelandic Premier Division, and briefly returned to Germany in 1997, for a loan spell with FSV Zwickau.[2] After three more years with KR, moved to Austria, joining SV Salzburg, then to Norway, where he played for Molde FK. His career was cut short in 2004 when he suffered a serious knee injury. He made seven appearances for Iceland, scoring two goals. These goals came in back-to-back matches against Poland and the Czech Republic.
Personal life edit
Andri is famous for being a star player in Championship Manager 3, being set with the maximum potential of 200. His brother Kolbeinn is also a professional footballer and Andri has acted as his agent.[3] After retiring from football he has also helped run his father's string of bakeries in Molde.[4] Andri's daughter Amanda Andradóttir made her debut for the Iceland women's national football team in September 2021.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Andri Sigthórsson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ "Sigthorsson" (in German). fussballdaten.de. from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ Holyman, Ian (13 January 2017). "Nantes striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson AWOL following Galatasaray loan - Kita". ESPN FC.
- ^ "Tonton Zola Moukoko and How Football Manager Stole My Life".
- ^ Guðmundsson, Aron (27 October 2021). "Brátt mun valið um Ísland eða Noreg vera úr sögunni" (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- Andri Sigþórsson at National-Football-Teams.com