Vagnur Mortensen | |
Fullname: | Vagnur Mohr Mortensen |
Birth Date: | 1983 2, df=y |
Birth Place: | Faroe Islands |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | HB Tórshavn |
Years1: | 1999–2012 |
Clubs1: | HB Tórshavn |
Caps1: | 156 |
Goals1: | 12 |
Nationalyears1: | 2004–2010 |
Nationalteam1: | Faroe Islands |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Vagnur Mohr Mortensen (born 10 February 1983) is a Faroese retired footballer who played for HB Tórshavn. He played at HB for his whole career and was capped by the Faroe Islands 4 times.He played as a defender.
Mortensen made his senior debut in 1999 and won 4 league titles with HB until his retirement in 2012. In 2006, he scored an 89th-minute goal on the final day of the season which helped win HB the league title with minutes to spare.
In August 2012, during a win over rivals B36 Tórshavn, he suffered a broken fibula and announced his retirement from football shortly afterwards. His shinbone was damaged so badly that he wouldn't be able to play football at a high level again.[1] In total, he made 156 appearances for HB in the top division also scoring 12 goals.[2]
Mortensen has been capped with the Faroe Islands four times.