Hannes Þór Halldórsson Explained

Hannes Þór Halldórsson
Fullname:Hannes Þór Halldórsson[1]
Birth Date:27 April 1984
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Height:1.93 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:2002–2004
Clubs1:Leiknir R.
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:2005
Clubs2:Afturelding
Caps2:18
Goals2:0
Years3:2006
Clubs3:Stjarnan
Caps3:18
Goals3:0
Years4:2007–2010
Clubs4:Fram
Caps4:84
Goals4:0
Years5:2011–2013
Clubs5:KR
Caps5:63
Goals5:0
Years6:2012
Clubs6:→ Brann (loan)
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Years7:2014–2015
Clubs7:Sandnes Ulf
Caps7:45
Goals7:0
Years8:2015–2016
Clubs8:NEC
Caps8:8
Goals8:0
Years9:2016
Clubs9:→ Bodø/Glimt (loan)
Caps9:14
Goals9:0
Years10:2016–2018
Clubs10:Randers
Caps10:65
Goals10:0
Years11:2018–2019
Clubs11:Qarabağ
Caps11:4
Goals11:0
Years12:2019–2021
Clubs12:Valur
Caps12:58
Goals12:0
Years13:2022
Clubs13:Víkingur Reykjavík
Caps13:0
Goals13:0
Totalcaps:381
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:2011–2021
Nationalteam1:Iceland
Nationalcaps1:77
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:25 September 2021
Ntupdate:8 September 2021

Hannes Þór Halldórsson (born 27 April 1984) is an Icelandic filmmaker and former professional footballer. He was a member of the Iceland national team where he was capped 77 times and appeared at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Iceland

Hannes played club football in Iceland for Leiknir, Afturelding, Stjarnan, Fram and KR.

Hannes joined KR at the age of 5.[2] He quit football at the age of 20 following a shoulder injury, before returning to the sport and joining third-tier Leiknir.[2] Hannes started his career at Leiknir at a time when the team was in the fourth- and third tier of the Icelandic football league system.[3] [4] Hannes was let go from Leiknir in 2004 after making a number of serious mistakes in an important game that revolved around progressing to the second tier.

During his time at Leiknir, Hannes sought to join Númi, which played in the Icelandic bottom tier, after struggling to get into the Leiknir first team, but the team rejected him.[5] After leaving Leiknir, Hannes joined Afturelding, which played in the third tier.[6]

Early in his career, Hannes struggled with shoulder injuries. Hannes was known for poor kicking during his early career.[7]

In 2006, Hannes joined Stjarnan, which played in the second tier.

He joined Fram, a first tier team, in 2007.

Hannes said that at the time (in early 2005), he set a goal of becoming a goalkeeper for a team in the first tier in three years' time, and hoped to play abroad after that.

He joined KR in 2011, winning the double with the team in his first season.

Out of Iceland

On 28 March 2012, Hannes joined Norwegian club SK Brann on a short-term loan, as a cover for injured goalkeeper Piotr Leciejewski.[8]

In December 2013, Hannes joined Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf, having trained with the club in October 2013 as preparation for Iceland's World Cup playoff game against Croatia.[9] He became a professional footballer in 2014.[2]

On 6 July 2015, Dutch Eredivisie club NEC announced they had signed Hannes on a two-year contract.[10]

On 15 July 2016, Danish club Randers FC signed Hannes on a three-year contract.[11]

On 3 July 2018, Hannes signed a two-year contract with Qarabağ FK.[12] [13] [14] On 5 April 2019, he left Qarabağ by mutual consent.[15] Hannes had at that point become the third-choice goalkeeper at Qarabag.[16]

Return to Iceland

On 9 April 2019, Icelandic club Valur signed Hannes on a four-year contract.[17] Hannes cited family reasons and the four-year contract as reasons to return to the Icelandic top flight division. He left Valur on 11 November 2021.[18]

On 16 March 2022, Hannes announced his retirement from football.[19]

In June 2022, Hannes agreed to join Víkingur Reykjavík as backup goalkeeper following the injuries of Víkingur goalkeepers Ingvar Jónsson and Uggi Auðunsson.[20]

International career

Hannes made his international debut for Iceland in 2011, keeping a clean sheet in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Cyprus.[21]

At that time, Hannes was considered the main goalkeeper of the national team,[22] after appearing in all twelve 2014 World Cup qualifiers for Iceland.

Hannes was selected for Euro 2016 in Iceland's first ever appearance in a major tournament.[23] He made his first UEFA European Championship appearance in matchday 1 of Group F versus Portugal which ended in a 1–1 draw.[24] Iceland eventually reached the knockout phase after finishing runner-up behind Hungary.[25] Played on China Cup 2017, where Iceland won silver medals[26] [27]

In May 2018, he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[28] On 16 June 2018, Hannes saved a penalty kick from Argentina's Lionel Messi in Iceland's first World Cup match, which ended in a 1–1 draw and Hannes being named man of the match.[29] [30]

On 8 September 2021, Hannes announced his retirement from the national team after his 77th match.[31]

Personal life

Hannes has worked as a film director when not playing football.[2] [32] He directed, amongst other things, Iceland's video for their entry to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.[33] His employer before leaving to Norway to become a fully professional footballer, Sagafilm, has promised him his job back when he returns to Iceland after his expatriate footballing career.[34]

Hannes directed a 2018 World Cup advertisement for Coca-Cola,[35] and his directional film debut Cop Secret.[36] In 2022, he directed an UEFA Women's Euro 2022 advertisement for N1, featuring Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir.[37]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland201110
201280
201390
201470
201560
2016100
201770
201890
2019100
202070
202130
Total770

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland . FIFA . 13 . 10 June 2018 . 10 June 2018 . 6 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191206135930/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF . dead .
  2. Web site: From Iceland's goalkeeping hero to film-maker. www.bbc.co.uk. 12 October 2021. 17 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240617043625/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58875121. live.
  3. News: Söguupprifjun: Hannes látinn fara. 13 May 2013. RÚV. 4 July 2018. en. 17 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240617043623/https://www.ruv.is/frettir/ithrottir/soguupprifjun-hannes-latinn-fara. live.
  4. News: Fréttablaðið – Fékk ekki samning hjá Núma en mætir nú Messi. ehf.. Torg. 14 June 2018. Fréttablaðið. 4 July 2018. en-gb. 17 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240617043626/https://www.dv.is/. live.
  5. News: Þegar Númi hafnaði Hannesi. 4 July 2018. is. 17 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240617043625/https://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=199126. live.
  6. Web site: Að snúa nánast tapaðri stöðu. www.synumkarakter.is. 4 July 2018. 17 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240617043625/https://www.synumkarakter.is/grein/ad-snua-nanast-tapadri-stodu. live.
  7. News: Stoltasti pabbi í heimi brast í grát þegar Hannes varði vítið frá Messi - Vísir. visir.is. 4 July 2018. 17 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240617043629/https://www.visir.is/g/2018180618925. live.
  8. Web site: Torfi Kristján Stefánsson . Hannes Þór gengur til liðs við Brann . Mbl.is . 28 March 2012 . 29 June 2016 . 29 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160529211201/http://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2012/03/28/hannes_thor_gengur_til_lids_vid_brann/ . live .
  9. Web site: Hannes samdi viц╟ Sandnes Ulf | Rц V . Ruv.is . 3 December 2013 . 29 June 2016 . 12 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160312073538/http://www.ruv.is/frett/hannes-samdi-vid-sandnes-ulf . live .
  10. Web site: NEC staðfestir komu Hannesar . Mbl.is . 29 June 2016 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201936/http://www.mbl.is/sport/fotbolti/2015/07/06/nec_stadfestir_komu_hannesar/ . live .
  11. Web site: Islandsk EM-Helt til Randers FC . randersfc.dk . 18 July 2016 . 29 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160829030241/http://www.randersfc.dk/index.php?side=10736 . dead .
  12. Web site: "Qarabağ"ımızdan növbəti transfer. qarabagh.com. Qarabağ FK. 4 July 2018. az. 4 July 2018. 4 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180704123253/http://qarabagh.com/index.php?name=newsread&type=3&news_id=11273&lang=1. live.
  13. Web site: HANNES HALLDÓRSSON SOLGT TIL QARABAG FK. randersfc.dk. Randers FC. 4 July 2018. da. 3 July 2018. 4 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180704093240/http://www.randersfc.dk/hannes-halldorsson-solgt-til-qarabag-fk/. dead.
  14. Web site: Hannes Halldorsson à Qarabag. lequipe.fr. Lequipe. 4 July 2018. fr. 3 July 2018. 4 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180704093611/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Halldorsson-a-qarabag/918752. live.
  15. Web site: Hanneslə yollar ayrıldı . qarabagh.com/ . Qarabağ FK . 5 April 2019 . az . 5 April 2019 . 3 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240503155610/https://qarabagh.com/az/news/hannesle-yollar-ayrildi/11541 . live .
  16. Web site: Hannes fór yfir málin í hljóðveri X977. fotbolti.net. is. 15 April 2019. 17 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240617043626/https://fotbolti.net/news/13-04-2019/hannes-for-yfir-malin-i-hljodveri-x977. live.
  17. Web site: Hannes orðinn leikmaður Vals (Staðfest) . Fotbolti.net . 9 April 2019 . 14 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191114195155/https://fotbolti.net/news/09-04-2019/hannes-ordinn-leikmadur-vals-stadfest . live .
  18. Web site: Hannes yfirgefur Val (Staðfest) . Fotbolti.net . 11 November 2021 . 11 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211111165110/https://www.fotbolti.net/news/11-11-2021/hannes-yfirgefur-val-stadfest . live .
  19. Web site: Hanskarnir á hilluna hjá Hannesi. Morgunblaðið. 16 March 2022. 16 March 2022. 16 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220316105308/https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2022/03/16/hanskarnir_a_hilluna_hja_hannesi/. live.
  20. News: Brynjar Ingi Erluson . Hannes Þór: Ég ætla ekki að hafa þetta dramatískt . 28 June 2022 . . 18 June 2022 . Icelandic . 17 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240617044627/https://fotbolti.net/news/18-06-2022/hannes-thor-eg-aetla-ekki-ad-hafa-thetta-dramatiskt . live .
  21. Web site: UEFA EURO 2012 - History - Iceland-Cyprus Statistics – . Uefa.com . 29 June 2016 . 27 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151127185108/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15171/match=2002316/postmatch/statistics/index.html . live .
  22. Web site: Hannes: Stefni á að spila erlendis - Vísir . Visir.is . 29 June 2016 . 20 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160320153305/http://www.visir.is/hannes--stefni-a-ad-spila-erlendis/article/2012121019410 . live .
  23. Web site: A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016. 9 May 2016. 10 May 2016. is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 12 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160512081400/http://www.ksi.is/landslid/nr/13334. dead.
  24. Web site: Ice-cool Iceland claim Portugal point. UEFA.com. Chris Burke. 14 June 2016. 17 June 2018. 28 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180928232317/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000448/match=2017959/postmatch/report/index.html. live.
  25. Web site: Austria win extends Iceland's mission impossible. UEFA.com. Jim Wirth. 22 June 2016. 17 June 2018. 17 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180617184234/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000448/match=2017963/postmatch/report/index.html. live.
  26. Web site: Iceland vs. Chile - 15 January 2017 - Soccerway.
  27. Web site: China PR vs. Iceland - 10 January 2017 - Soccerway . 28 November 2019 . 22 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180322223207/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/10/world/china-cup/china-pr/iceland/2381325/ . live .
  28. Web site: Crawford . Stephen . Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists . Goal . 24 March 2022 . 4 June 2018 . 15 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180515135659/https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb . live .
  29. News: Halldórsson squashes an atomic flea . 17 June 2018 . FIFA . 16 June 2018 . 17 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180617065838/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/halldorsson-squashes-an-atomic-flea . live .
  30. News: Sat 16 Jun 2018: World Cup - Group D: Argentina 1 – 1 Iceland. 16 June 2018. 16 June 2018. BBC Sport. 16 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616041552/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44422188. live.
  31. News: Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson . Hannes hættur með landsliðinu . 9 September 2021 . . 8 September 2021 . Icelandic . 17 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240617045129/https://www.ruv.is/frettir/ithrottir/2021-09-08-hannes-haettur-med-landslidinu . live .
  32. News: Sharma. Anmol. 17 June 2018. Goalkeeper who saved Messi's penalty is also a film director. The Guardian. 17 June 2018. 17 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180617065830/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/04/hannes-thor-halldorsson-keeper-and-film-director-ready-for-iceland-sequel. live.
  33. Web site: Sjáðu Eurovision-myndband Gretu og Jónsa - DV . Dv.is . 29 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174655/http://www.dv.is/menning/2012/3/19/greta-salome-ordlaus-af-hrifningu-yfir-eurovision-myndbandi/ . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  34. Web site: Fótbolti.net . Fotbolti.net . 29 June 2016 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172822/http://www.fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=157532 . live .
  35. News: Nærmynd dagsins: Hannes Þór Halldórsson. 16 June 2018. RÚV. 4 July 2018. en. 4 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180704221410/http://www.ruv.is/frett/naermynd-dagsins-hannes-thor-halldorsson. live.
  36. Web site: Icelandic Soccer World Cup Hero Bows Directorial Debut at Goteborg's Nordic Film Market (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Annika. Pham. 19 January 2021. 19 January 2021. 19 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210119090005/https://variety.com/2021/film/global/hannes-thor-halldorsson-cop-secret-goteborg-1234887671/. live.
  37. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Glódís Perla stjarnan í nýju EM-auglýsingunni: Mikið í boði úti í heimi . 28 June 2022 . . 28 June 2022 . Icelandic . 17 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240617044640/https://www.visir.is/g/20222280344d/glo-dis-perla-stjarnan-i-nyju-em-aug-lysingunni-mikid-i-bodi-uti-i-heimi . live .

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