Ragnar Sigurðsson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ragnar Sigurðsson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 June 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
–2004 | Fylkir | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Fylkir | 38 | (2) |
2007–2011 | IFK Göteborg | 125 | (12) |
2011–2014 | Copenhagen | 69 | (4) |
2014–2016 | Krasnodar | 59 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Fulham | 17 | (1) |
2017 | → Rubin Kazan (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Rostov | 49 | (0) |
2020 | Copenhagen | 5 | (0) |
2021 | Rukh Lviv | 1 | (0) |
2021 | Fylkir | 5 | (0) |
Total | 380 | (21) | |
International career | |||
2001–2002 | Iceland U17 | 11 | (1) |
2004 | Iceland U19 | 5 | (2) |
2005–2006 | Iceland U21 | 7 | (0) |
2007–2020 | Iceland | 97 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ragnar Sigurðsson (born 19 June 1986) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as centre back. Beginning his career with Fylkir, he went on to represent IFK Göteborg, Copenhagen, Krasnodar, Fulham, Rubin Kazan, Rostov, and Rukh Lviv before retiring at Fylkir in 2021. A full international between 2007 and 2020, he won 97 caps for the Iceland national team and represented his country at the UEFA Euro 2016, reaching the quarter-finals, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
IFK Göteborg
After playing for Fylkir, Ragnar joined Swedish club IFK Göteborg in 2006. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 6 April 2007, starting the first match of the 2007 season. He would go on to play 90 minutes in all 26 of the club's league matches, forming a formidable partnership with Mattias Bjärsmyr as the team won Allsvenskan 2007. He was constantly being linked to several big clubs in Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga and the Premier League. IFK Göteborg's sports director, Håkan Mild commented that the club could get a transfer fee around €3 million for the talented defender.[2] During his second season, Ragnar played 29 matches[3] (of 30) as the team finished in 3rd place. The club also won the Supercupen and Svenska Cupen during the 2008 season.
F.C. Copenhagen
On 30 May 2011, Ragnar signed a four-year contract with Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen.[4] The fee is believed to be around 5.5 million DKK.[5]
FC Krasnodar
On 23 January 2014, Russian Football Premier League club FC Krasnodar announced they had signed Ragnar on a two-and-a-half-year deal with option for another year.[6]
Fulham
On 23 August 2016, Ragnar signed a two-year deal with the Championship side Fulham for an undisclosed fee.[7] He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 2–0 win against Ipswich Town on 26 December 2016.[8]
Rubin Kazan
On 3 August 2017, he returned to Russia, signing a loan deal with FC Rubin Kazan for the 2017–18 season.[9]
Rostov
On 18 January 2018, he signed a deal for a permanent transfer to FC Rostov, the third Russian club of his career, where he joined his Iceland national teammates Sverrir Ingi Ingason and Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson.[10] On 1 January 2020, his contract with Rostov was terminated by mutual consent.[11]
Return to Copenhagen
On 12 January 2020, he returned to Copenhagen, signing a contract until the summer of 2020.[12]
Rukh Lviv
On 18 January 2021, Sigurðsson moved to Ukrainian Premier League side Rukh Lviv, signing a contract until the summer of 2021, with an option to prolongue the deal for another year.[13]
International career
Ragnar was selected for the 23-man squad led by Heimir Hallgrímsson and Lars Lagerbäck for Euro 2016.[14] He scored his first goal for Iceland on 16 November 2014 in a 1–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying defeat at Doosan Arena against the Czech Republic.[15] On 27 June 2016, he scored Iceland's first goal in a 2–1 upset against England in the round of 16.[16][17] His endeavours in the match resulted in him being selected as man of the match.[18] Ragnar made a last-ditch tackle, described as "outstanding", to deny Jamie Vardy a potential equalizer in the match.[19]
In May 2018 he was named in Iceland’s 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[20]
Personal life
On July 5, 2016, a rampage incident on Ragnar's home in Garðabær was notified to the police. When the police officers arrived to his house, Ragnar had left the scene but the apartment was in a bad state with ruined furniture. In a police report, Ragnar's then-wife asserted that he had threatened her. A few days later, Ragnar was brought in for questioning by the police where he denied all accusations of violence and threatening. Ragnar's neighbours, who had originally called the police, reported the incident the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ), but no action was taken. The event was publicly revealed in September 2021 when several cases of violence by Icelandic professional footballers were exposed in the Icelandic media.[21]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
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Division | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Fylkir U23 | 2002 | Úrvalsdeild | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2003 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Fylkir | 2004 | Úrvalsdeild | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2005 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
2006 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
Total | 38 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
IFK Göteborg | 2007 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
2008 | 29 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||||
2009 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | |||
2010 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
2011 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |||
Total | 125 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 13 | ||
Copenhagen | 2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |
2012–13 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 41 | 3 | |||
2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
Total | 69 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 4 | ||
Krasnodar | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |||
2015–16 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | |||
2016–17[25] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 59 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 4 | ||
Fulham | 2016–17[25] | Championship | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
Rubin Kazan (loan) | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Rostov | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 329 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 430 | 24 |
- ^ Includes Svenska Supercupen and Icelandic League Cup
- ^ Appearance in the Svenska Supercupen
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Iceland | 2007 | 6 | 0 |
2008 | 4 | 0 | |
2009 | 3 | 0 | |
2010 | 3 | 0 | |
2012 | 8 | 0 | |
2013 | 10 | 0 | |
2014 | 8 | 1 | |
2015 | 9 | 0 | |
2016 | 15 | 2 | |
2017 | 8 | 0 | |
2018 | 10 | 0 | |
2019 | 10 | 2 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 97 | 5 |
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ragnar goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 November 2014 | Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic | 42 | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
2 | 27 June 2016 | Stade de Nice, Nice, France | 60 | England | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
3 | 6 October 2016 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 63 | Finland | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 11 June 2019 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 88 | Turkey | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
5 | 2–0 |
Honours
IFK Göteborg
Copenhagen
Krasnodar
- Russian Premier League: Third place 2014–15
Notes
References
- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Sigurdsson intresserar engelska klubbar [permanent dead link ] – Retrieved on 7 December 2008, sportal.nu (in Swedish)
- ^ Player Profile: Ragnar Sigurdsson Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Retrieved on 7 December 2008, svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
- ^ FC København henter islænding i Sverige – Retrieved on 30 May 2011, pol.dk (in Danish)
- ^ Officielt: Sigurdsson til FCK Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Retrieved on 30 May 2011, sporten.dk (in Danish)
- ^ "Рагнар Сигурдссон стал игроком "Краснодара"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Sigurdsson Signs". Fulham Football Club. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Ipswich 0–2 Fulham". BBC. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ Рагнар Сигурдссон – в «Рубине»! (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 3 August 2017.
- ^ Рагнар Сигурдссон – игрок «Ростова! (in Russian). FC Rostov. 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Рагнар Сигурдссон покинул ФК "Ростов"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 1 January 2020.
- ^ "RAGNAR SIGURDSSON VENDER TILBAGE TIL KØBENHAVN" (Press release) (in Danish). Copenhagen. 12 January 2020.
- ^ ""Рух" підписав легенду збірної Ісландії!" (Press release) (in Ukrainian). FC Rukh Lviv. 18 January 2021.
- ^ "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Teitsson, Kristinn Páll (16 November 2014). "Strákarnir felldir í Tékklandi". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "The Latest: Iceland beats England 2–1 at Euro 2016". ABC News. Associated Press. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ Taylor, Daniel (27 June 2016). "England humiliated as Iceland knock them out of Euro 2016". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Iceland 'should have beaten the English by a bigger score'". ESPN FC. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Iceland celebrates biggest victory with win over England". Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/world-cup-squad-injured-gylfi-sigurdsson/17guw991qjit61qqhhfn9lyhon [dead link ]
- ^ "Landsliðsmaður flúði lögreglu eftir meint heimilisofbeldi nóttina eftir EM-fögnuð".
- ^ Ragnar Sigurðsson at Soccerway
- ^ "Ragnar Sigurdsson". Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Ragnar Sigurðsson". KSÍ. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ragnar Sigurðsson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Ragnar Sigurðsson". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 June 2016.
External links
- Ragnar Sigurðsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Reykjavík
- Icelandic footballers
- Icelandic expatriate footballers
- Iceland youth international footballers
- Iceland under-21 international footballers
- Iceland international footballers
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in England
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
- Fylkir players
- IFK Göteborg players
- Allsvenskan players
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- Danish Superliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- FC Krasnodar players
- FC Rostov players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Fulham F.C. players
- Russian Premier League players
- Association football central defenders
- UEFA Euro 2016 players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- English Football League players
- FC Rubin Kazan players
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- FC Rukh Lviv players