Ólafur Jóhannesson (football manager)

This article is about the football manager. For the former prime minister of Iceland, see Ólafur Jóhannesson.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ólafur.
Ólafur Jóhannesson
Personal information
Full name Ólafur Davíð Jóhannesson
Date of birth (1957-06-30) 30 June 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Haukar
1986 FH 16 (0)
1987 Valur 5 (0)
1989–1990 FH 18 (0)
1991 Haukar
1991 FH 10 (0)
1992 Þróttur Reykjavík 2 (0)
Managerial career
1981–1982 Einherji
1983–1985 Skallagrímur
1988–1990 FH
1992 Þróttur
1993 Haukar
1995 FH
1996–1997 Skallagrímur
1998 UMF Selfoss
1998 Skallagrímur
2002 ÍR
2003–2007 FH
2007–2011 Iceland
2011–2013 Haukar
2014–2019 Valur
2020 Stjarnan
2021–2022 FH
2022 Valur
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ólafur Davíð Jóhannesson (born 30 June 1957) is an Icelandic football manager and former player who formerly managed the Iceland national team. During his manager career, he has won the Icelandic championship five times and the Icelandic Cup three times.[1]

During his playing career, he played most of his years as a senior player with Haukar in the role of defender, but started his career as manager only 24 years of age with the team Einherji from Vopnafjörður. He has managed Einherji, Skallagrímur, FH, Þróttur, Haukar, Selfoss, ÍR and Valur.[2]

Managerial career

FH

Ólafur Jóhannesson managed FH a total of three times, the most recent and successful between the years 2002 and 2008.

During those years FH rose up to become a major power in Icelandic football. In his first season as manager, Ólafur steered his team to second place, FH highest finish in years.

Next season he did even better and made them champions and secured a place in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League. Ólafur won two more championships in the years 2005 and 2006 and winning the first VISA-cup in the history of FH in 2007.[3]

Icelandic national team

Ólafur signed a two-year contract on 29 October 2007, after leaving his post as manager of Icelandic side FH. His first game in charge was against Denmark in November 2007. Ólafur has worked as a carpenter as well as being a manager for years.[4]

Honours

Manager

FH

Valur

References

  1. ^ Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (31 October 2022). "Óli Jó: Held þetta sé orðið gott hjá mér í fótboltanum". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Ólafur Jóhannessson". FHingar.net (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Ólafur Jóhannesson ráðinn þjálfari A-landsliðs karla". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  4. ^ "Óli Jó tekur við íslenska landsliðinu". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2007.