Leifur Garðarsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Leifur.

Leifur Sigfinnur Garðarsson (born 23 February 1968) is an Icelandic former basketball referee, multi-sport athlete and football manager.

Leifur Garðarsson
Born	(1968-02-23) 23 February 1968 (age 55) Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Position	Guard
Officiating career	1987–2004, 2013–2020
Career history
1984–1986	Haukar
Career highlights and awards
As player: 2× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1985, 1986) As referee: Icelandic Co-Referee of the Century 8× Icelandic Referee of the Year (1992, 1997, 1999–2004)
Association football career Position(s) Midfielder Youth career FH Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1985–1988 FH 1989 Þór Akureyri 2 (0) 1990 FH 3 (0) 1991 Íþróttafélag Kópavogs 1992 FH 2 (0) 1993 Sindri Höfn 1996 FH 1 (0) Managerial career 1995 FH (assistant) 2003–2005 FH (assistant) 2006–2008 Fylkir 2009–2010 Víkingur R. *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Basketball

Referee career

Leifur started refereeing in 1987.^[1] During the 1991 Úrvalsdeild karla playoffs, Leifur was hit by a fan and threatened violence following a match between bitter rivals Njarðvík and Keflavík.^[2][3] He retired from refereeing in 2004 to focus on furthering his football managing career^[4] but returned in 2013.^[5]

He was a FIBA referee from 1993 to 2004^[5] and again from 2014 to 2018 when he retired due to age restrictions for international referees.^[6]

Titles and awards

Titles

• Icelandic Basketball Cup (2)
  • 1985, 1986

Awards

• Icelandic Basketball Referee of the Year (8)
  • 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Source

Football

Leifur played several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar and Þór Akureyri.^[7] He was an assistant manager to FH from 2003 to 2005.^[8] He was the manager of Fylkir from 2006 to 2008 and Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur from 2008 to 2011.^[9]

Titles

• 1. deild karla
  • 2010

References

1. "Enginn Leifur í kvöld". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 7 October 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
2. "Segir mönnum að nú megi þeir lemja dómara". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 April 1991. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
3. "Njarðvíkingar kærðir". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 8 April 1991. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
4. "Flautan komin upp á hillu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 October 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 May 2014). "Leifur orðinn FIBA dómari á ný". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
6. "Leifur hættur sem alþjóðlegur dómari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
7. "Leifur Sigfinnur Garðarsson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
8. "Erfið ákvörðun að fara frá FH". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 22 September 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
9. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (10 March 2011). "Leifur Garðarsson: Mun ekki elta ólar við gróusögur og rógburð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2018.

External links

• Úrvalsdeild statistics at kki.is
• Leifur Garðarsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
• Leifur Garðarsson at WorldFootball.net