Garðar Örn Hinriksson Explained

Garðar Örn Hinriksson
Birth Date:10 December 1971
Birth Place:Iceland
Years1:1994–2016
League1:Icelandic leagues
Role1:Referee
Internationalyears1:2004–2009
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

Garðar Örn Hinriksson (born 10 December 1971) is an Icelandic former football referee.[1] He was a FIFA listed referee from 2004[2] to 2009.[3] He was named the Úrvalsdeild karla Referee of the Year in 2004, 2006 and 2007.[4]

In 1996 he earned the nickname The Red Baron after he gave five players and one coach the red card in a 2. deild karla match between Dalvík and Grótta.[5] As a result, the match was abandoned due to Grótta having too few players left on the pitch.[6] On June 9, 2008, he handed out five red cards in a Úrvalsdeild karla match between Grindavík and Fram.[7] [5] After handing out only one red card during the 2007,[8] he set a league record on June 30, 2008 when he handed out his 9th red card to a player on the season.[9]

Garðar retired from refereeing in May 2016.[10] Shortly after, he was diagnosed with the Parkinson's disease.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Garðar hættur að dæma. 5 May 2018. Morgunblaðið. 7 May 2016. Icelandic.
  2. News: Garðar í hóp FIFA-dómara. 5 May 2018. Morgunblaðið. 15 December 2004. C2. Icelandic.
  3. News: Garðar Örn leggur flautuna á hilluna að móti loknu í haust. 5 May 2018. Vísir.is. 2 January 2016. Icelandic.
  4. News: Víðir Sigurðsson. Garðar Örn kemur í dómgæsluna af fullum krafti. 5 May 2018. Morgunblaðið. 4 May 2012. 30. Icelandic.
  5. News: Rauði baróninn stendur undir nafni. 5 May 2018. Vísir.is. 9 June 2008. Icelandic.
  6. News: Stefán Árni Pálsson. Garðar Örn segist vera endanlega hættur: "Hreinlega grét ég af reiði". 5 May 2018. Vísir.is. 7 May 2016. Icelandic.
  7. News: Garðar skráði sig á spjöld sögunnar. 5 May 2018. Morgunblaðið. 10 June 2008. Icelandic.
  8. News: Henry Birgir Gunnarsson. Dómarar óttast um öryggi sitt. 5 May 2018. Fréttablaðið. 2 July 2008. 34. Icelandic.
  9. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Nýtt Íslandsmet í rauðum spjöldum. 5 May 2018. Fréttablaðið. 2 July 2008. 34. Icelandic.
  10. News: Rauði Baróninn hættur 44 ára. 5 May 2018. Vísir.is. Stöð 2. 11 May 2016.
  11. News: Henry Birgir Gunnarsson. Garðar Örn: Var orðinn þreyttur á að ljúga. 5 May 2018. Vísir.is. 3 May 2018. Icelandic.

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