Hjálmar Þórarinsson Explained

Hjálmar Þórarinsson
Birth Date:16 February 1986
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Height:1.83 m
Currentclub:Knattspyrnufélagið Berserkir
Position:Striker
Years1:2002–2005
Years2:2004–2005
Years3:2005–2007
Years4:2006
Years5:2007–2011
Years6:2012
Clubs1:Þróttur
Clubs2:Hearts (loan)
Clubs3:Hearts
Clubs4:Raith Rovers (loan)
Clubs5:Fram Reykjavik
Clubs6:Berserkir
Caps1:44
Caps2:4
Caps3:0
Caps4:11
Caps5:100
Caps6:2
Goals1:9
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:2
Goals5:28
Goals6:1
Nationalyears1:2005–2006
Nationalteam1:Iceland under-21s
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:7 November 2007
Ntupdate:4 March 2007

Hjálmar Þórarinsson (born 16 February 1986, in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic footballer currently playing as a striker for Berserkir.

Þórarinsson started his career with Þróttur in his native Iceland before moving to Hearts in October 2004, initially on loan. Displaying a combination of pace and power, he impressed the Tynecastle coaching staff enough in U21 and first team appearances to earn a permanent contract in May 2005. The highlight of this spell for Þórarinsson was a last minute equaliser in the Scottish League Cup semi-final against Motherwell,[1] which Hearts eventually lost 3–2 after extra time.

An influx of established international forwards in the summer of 2005, such as Edgaras Jankauskas and Roman Bednář, ensured Þórarinsson did not feature in the Hearts first team in 2005–06. After a season of U21 football, he moved to Raith Rovers on loan until November 2006. He signed a further loan deal in January 2007, returning to Iceland with Fram until September.

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  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/4223227.stm Motherwell 3–2 Hearts