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. In November 2022 Ragnar was introduced as assistant-manager of Fram Reykjavik and in July 2023 he became a caretaker-manager of the side following the departure of his predecessor Jón Þórir Sveinsson.
.jpg) Ragnar with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Fram Reykjavik | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
IFK Göteborg edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
On 3 August 2017, he returned to Russia, signing a loan deal with FC Rubin Kazan for the 2017–18 season.[9]
Rostov edit
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 edit
On 12 January 2020, he returned to Copenhagen, signing a contract until the summer of 2020.[12]
Rukh Lviv edit
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 prolong the deal for another year.[13]
International career edit
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 edit
On 5 July 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 edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
IFK Göteborg
Copenhagen
Krasnodar
- Russian Premier League: Third place 2014–15
Individual
- Årets Ärkeängel: 2010[27]
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Рагнар Сигурдссон покинул ФК "Ростов"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 2 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. Archived from the original on 12 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". Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Alla 47 ärkeänglar | ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
External links edit
- Ragnar Sigurðsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- #10 Ragnar Sigurdsson at ifkdb.com
