Ellert Björgvinsson Schram (born 10 October 1939) is an Icelandic former footballer and politician.
Ellert B. Schram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6th Chairman of KSÍ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1973–1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Albert Guðmundsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Eggert Magnússon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th President of ÍSÍ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1991–2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sveinn Björnsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ólafur Rafnsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 October 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Anna G. Ásgeirsdóttir (divorced) Ágústa Jóhannsdóttir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Aldís Þorbjörg Brynjólfsdóttir Björgvin Schram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Arna Schram (daughter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Iceland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Football career edit
Club edit
At club level Ellert played as a forward for Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur and competed at the 1966–67 European Cup, scoring two goals against FC Nantes.[1] He played in the Icelandic top-tier league from 1957 to 1971, scoring 62 goals.[2] He won the Icelandic Football Cup 7 times with KR from 1960 to 1967.[3] He was captain of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur when they played Liverpool FC in August 1964 which was Liverpools first ever European game losing 5-1 and 11-1 overall on aggregate.[4]
International edit
Ellert was part of the Iceland national football team between 1959 and 1970. He played 23 matches, scoring 6 goals.
Managerial career edit
He was the manager of KR during the 1973 season.[5]
Titles edit
- Icelandic championships: 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1968
- Icelandic Football Cup (7): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967
Political career edit
After his playing days where over, Ellert served as the chairman of the Football Association of Iceland from 1973 to 1989.[6] He served as a member of Alþingi for the Independence Party, from 1971 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1987, and for the Social Democratic Alliance from 2007 to 2009.[7]
References edit
- ^ "KR-ingar fengu góða dóma fyrir leik sinn í Nantes". Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 October 1966. pp. 2, 5. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (31 July 2018). "Óskar Örn bætti markamet Ellerts B. Schram". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Einn tapleikur í átta ár". Vísir (in Icelandic). 24 October 1967. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ @OldLFC_Colour (7 March 2022). "Ron Yeats shakes hands with Reykjavik captain Ellert Schram ahead of the Reds' 1st-ever game in European competitio…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sex af átta liðum 1. deildar með erlenda þjálfara að sumri?". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 October 1973. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Formenn KSÍ frá upphafi". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Egill Helgason (11 December 2018). "Maðurinn sem kemur alltaf aftur í þingið". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
External links edit
- Biography at Alþingi
- Ellert Schram at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
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