Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson

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

Óskar Þorvaldsson
Personal information
Full name Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson
Date of birth (1973-10-25) 25 October 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Iceland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1997[1] KR Reykjavík 71 (1)
1998 Strømsgodset 7 (0)
International career
1989 Iceland U16 6 (0)
1989 Iceland U17 1 (1)
1990–1992 Iceland U19 12 (1)
1992–1995 Iceland U21 11 (0)
1997–1998 Iceland 3 (0)
Managerial career
2018–2019[1] Grótta
2020–2023 Breiðablik
2023–2024 Haugesund
2024– KR Reykjavík
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson (born 25 October 1973) is an Icelandic football coach and former player.[2]

Playing career

After playing the majority of his career with Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, Óskar finished his career with Strømsgodset in the Norwegian Tippeligaen. He retired in 1999, at the age of 25, due to a back injury.[3] He won three caps for the Iceland national team.[1]

Managerial career

He started his manager career with Grótta in the third tier of Icelandic football in 2018, placing second and getting promoted. In the 2019 second tier season he guided Grótta to first place in the league and promotion to the top tier. After the season he was hired by Breiðablik, with Grótta hiring Ágúst Gylfason who had just vacated the manager role at Breiðablik.[4] In 2019 Óskar Hrafn was voted the coach of the year in Icelandic sports as the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year was announced.[5]

In October 2023, Norwegian Eliteserien club Haugesund announced that Óskar would become head coach starting from the 2024 season.[6] In May 2024, he resigned after only seven matches in charge of the club.[7]

Personal life

Óskar worked as a journalist for several years and was a news editor for Vísir.is, Dagblaðið Vísir and Stöð 2, where he was the head of Stöð 2 Sport.[8]

His son is footballer Orri Óskarsson. When Óskar managed Grótta in 2018, Óskar gave Orri his senior debut 11 days before Orri's 14th birthday.[9]

Honours

KR Reykjavík

References

  1. ^ a b c "Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson ráðinn þjálfari meistaraflokks karla" (in Icelandic). Breiðablik. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Óskar Hrafn hættur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 April 1999. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Ágúst ráðinn þjálfari Gróttu" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson er þjálfari ársins" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Velkommen, Oskar" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 16 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Avslutter arbeidsforholdet" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 10 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Óskar Hrafn hættir hjá VÍS". Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  9. ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur. "Sonurinn yfirgefur líka Gróttu: Orri samdi við FCK - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. Retrieved 12 August 2022.


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