As a player Heimir started playing for ÍBV from his local town Vestmannaeyjar in 1986. He played with them until 1996 except for the 1993 season in which he played for Höttur while managing their women's team. From 1996 until 2007 he played lower league football with another club from Vestmannaeyjar, from 1996 to 1997 he played with Smástund and from 1998 with KFS, the merged team of Smástund and another lower league team from Vestmannaeyjar called Framherjar. From 2002 to 2007 his appearances were sporadic.[3] Throughout his playing career, he also served as the dentist for his home village, and even after taking sole reign over the Icelandic national team after Euro 2016.[4]
In the summer of 2016, he cared for a player who had a tooth knocked out at a local women's game he was attending, going on the pitch while the player was knocked unconscious and putting the tooth back in place, and then personally making the necessary tooth repair at a nearby dental office.[5]
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In 1993, while playing with the men's senior team of Höttur, he coached their women's team, helping the team come first in the second tier and achieve promotion. Alongside working as a dentist in Vestmannaeyjar he started coaching the town's women's senior team, ÍBV, guiding them towards the top of the Icelandic women's Premier league, gaining places in the table each year.[6][7] In 2002, he was hired as assistant coach for the men's team of ÍBV, being their coach for the last games of the season after the coach was fired.[8][9] In 2003, he again took over the women's team, guiding them to two 2nd-place finishes in the league and two cup finals, with ÍBV winning the second one in 2004.[7] He then didn't coached any club in 2005 but again took over as the coach for the ÍBV men team mid-season in 2006, coached the team in the last 6 matches but failing to prevent relegation.[7][10] He remained this time as coach and got promoted with the team in the 2008 season, finishing 10th out of 12 in the top division in 2009 before managing two 3rd-place finishes in a row in 2010 and 2011.[7]
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On 14 October 2011, KSÍ announced they had appointed Heimir as assistant coach of the Iceland national football team alongside Lars Lagerbäck as coach.[11] Iceland qualified for the play-off stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, however, Iceland lost there against Croatia.[12] Shortly thereafter Heimir and Lagerbäck signed a new contract, this time as joint coaches. Heimir became the sole coach following Euro 2016, with Lagerbäck becoming coach of Norway.[12][13] Heimir resigned as coach of the team on 17 July 2018 after the team's failure to progress beyond the group stage 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was the team's maiden World Cup campaign.[14]
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On 10 December 2018 Heimir was hired as Head Coach for the Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi. His contract was for 2+1⁄2 years or until summer of 2021.[15][16]
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This is an Icelandic name The last name is patronymic not a family name this person is referred to by the given name Heimir Heimir Hallgrimsson born 10 June 1967 is an Icelandic dentist and football manager and former player who is the manager of the Jamaica national football team Heimir HallgrimssonHeimir as Iceland coach at the 2018 FIFA World CupPersonal informationFull nameHeimir Hallgrimsson 1 Date of birth 1967 06 10 10 June 1967 age 56 2 Place of birthVestmannaeyjar Iceland 1 Position s DefenderTeam informationCurrent teamJamaica head coach Senior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1986 1992IBV93 0 1993Hottur17 3 1994 1996IBV26 0 1996 1997Smastund20 10 1998 2007KFS48 10 Total204 23 Managerial career1993Hottur women s 1999 2001IBV women s 2002IBV men s 2003 2004IBV women s 2006 2011IBV men s 2011 2013Iceland assistant 2013 2018Iceland2018 2021Al Arabi2022 JamaicaMedal record Men s football Representing Iceland as manager China Cup Runner up 2017 Nanning Representing Jamaica as manager CONCACAF Nations League 2024 United States Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Coaching career 2 1 Club 2 2 Iceland 2 3 Al Arabi 2 4 Jamaica 3 References 4 External linksCareer editAs a player Heimir started playing for IBV from his local town Vestmannaeyjar in 1986 He played with them until 1996 except for the 1993 season in which he played for Hottur while managing their women s team From 1996 until 2007 he played lower league football with another club from Vestmannaeyjar from 1996 to 1997 he played with Smastund and from 1998 with KFS the merged team of Smastund and another lower league team from Vestmannaeyjar called Framherjar From 2002 to 2007 his appearances were sporadic 3 Throughout his playing career he also served as the dentist for his home village and even after taking sole reign over the Icelandic national team after Euro 2016 4 In the summer of 2016 he cared for a player who had a tooth knocked out at a local women s game he was attending going on the pitch while the player was knocked unconscious and putting the tooth back in place and then personally making the necessary tooth repair at a nearby dental office 5 Coaching career editClub edit In 1993 while playing with the men s senior team of Hottur he coached their women s team helping the team come first in the second tier and achieve promotion Alongside working as a dentist in Vestmannaeyjar he started coaching the town s women s senior team IBV guiding them towards the top of the Icelandic women s Premier league gaining places in the table each year 6 7 In 2002 he was hired as assistant coach for the men s team of IBV being their coach for the last games of the season after the coach was fired 8 9 In 2003 he again took over the women s team guiding them to two 2nd place finishes in the league and two cup finals with IBV winning the second one in 2004 7 He then didn t coached any club in 2005 but again took over as the coach for the IBV men team mid season in 2006 coached the team in the last 6 matches but failing to prevent relegation 7 10 He remained this time as coach and got promoted with the team in the 2008 season finishing 10th out of 12 in the top division in 2009 before managing two 3rd place finishes in a row in 2010 and 2011 7 Iceland edit On 14 October 2011 KSI announced they had appointed Heimir as assistant coach of the Iceland national football team alongside Lars Lagerback as coach 11 Iceland qualified for the play off stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification however Iceland lost there against Croatia 12 Shortly thereafter Heimir and Lagerback signed a new contract this time as joint coaches Heimir became the sole coach following Euro 2016 with Lagerback becoming coach of Norway 12 13 Heimir resigned as coach of the team on 17 July 2018 after the team s failure to progress beyond the group stage 2018 FIFA World Cup which was the team s maiden World Cup campaign 14 Al Arabi edit On 10 December 2018 Heimir was hired as Head Coach for the Qatar Stars League club Al Arabi His contract was for 2 1 2 years or until summer of 2021 15 16 Jamaica edit In September 2022 the Jamaican Football Federation announced Hallgrimsson as the new coach of the Jamaican national team 17 References edit a b Iceland H Hallgrimsson Soccerway com HALLGRIMSSON Heimir FIFA com Heimir Hallgrimsson Knattspyrnusamband Islands ksi is Archived from the original on 19 June 2016 Retrieved 28 June 2016 Harper Davis 30 January 2016 Volcano The incredible rise of Iceland s national football team The Guardian Retrieved 14 June 2016 Henry Birgir Gunnarsson 10 August 2016 Landslidsthjalfarinn bjargadi leikmanni Fylkis Visir is in Icelandic Retrieved 22 June 2018 Heimir Hallgrimsson in Icelandic Heimaslod Retrieved 25 November 2013 a b c d Heimir Hallgrimsson Knattspyrnusamband Islands ksi is Archived from the original on 6 August 2016 Retrieved 28 June 2016 Heimir Hallgrimsson radinn adstodarthjalfari hja IBV in Icelandic mbl is 4 January 2002 Retrieved 25 November 2013 Heimir Hallgrimsson thjalfar IBV i naestu leikjum in Icelandic mbl is 25 November 2013 Retrieved 25 November 2013 Heimir tekur vid lidi IBV in Icelandic timarit is Morgunbladid 3 August 2006 Retrieved 25 November 2013 Lagerback tekur vid landslidinu Stadfest in Icelandic Fotbolti net 14 October 2011 Retrieved 14 October 2011 a b Lagerback og Heimir afram med landslidid in Icelandic Morgunbladid 25 November 2013 Retrieved 25 November 2013 Lagerback Vil ljuka ferlinum a stormoti in Icelandic Morgunbladid 25 November 2013 Retrieved 25 November 2013 Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson quits after country s first World Cup BBC 17 July 2018 Retrieved 9 August 2018 Iceland s Hallgrimsson to coach at Qatar s Al Arabi 10 December 2018 Heimir radinn thjalfari al Arabi Visir Heimer Hallgrimsson hired to coach Jamaica s national team 16 September 2022 External links editHeimir Hallgrimsson at the Football Association of Iceland in Icelandic Heimir Hallgrimsson at WorldFootball net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heimir Hallgrimsson amp oldid 1223327420, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
