Ómar Torfason | |
Birth Date: | 1 February 1959 |
Birth Place: | Ísafjörður, Iceland |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1977–1978 |
Years2: | 1979–1984 |
Years3: | 1985 |
Caps3: | 18 |
Goals3: | 13 |
Years4: | 1985–1987 |
Clubs4: | FC Luzern |
Years5: | 1987–1988 |
Clubs5: | FC Olten |
Years6: | 1988–1989 |
Caps6: | 25 |
Goals6: | 5 |
Years7: | 1990–1991 |
Years8: | 1993 |
Caps8: | 9 |
Goals8: | 1 |
Manageryears1: | 1990–1991 |
Managerclubs1: | Leiftur Ólafsfirði |
Manageryears2: | 1992 |
Managerclubs2: | Fram (assistant) |
Manageryears3: | 1993 |
Managerclubs3: | Grindavík |
Manageryears4: | 1996 |
Managerclubs4: | BÍ 88 |
Manageryears5: | 1997 |
Managerclubs5: | Þór Akureyri |
Nationalyears1: | 1975 |
Nationalteam1: | Iceland U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1981–1989 |
Nationalteam2: | Iceland |
Nationalcaps2: | 39 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won the Icelandic championship three times, in 1981 and 1982 with Víkingur, and in 1988 with Fram. He won the Icelandic Cup with Fram in 1985 and 1989.[1] In 1985 he was the Úrvalsdeild top scorer with 13 goals.[2] [3] [4]
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1981, 1982, 1988
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Ómar played basketball for KFÍ in the Icelandic second-tier league in the late 1970s[5] [6] [7] alongside future national team player and track and field star Jón Oddsson.[8] In September 1979, Ómar joined Úrvalsdeild karla club Valur[9] [10] [11] but did not appear in any league games with them.[12]