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Jón Halldór Oddsson (born 25 January 1958) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. He was a member of both the Icelandic men's national football team[1] and the Icelandic track and field national team.[2][3]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jón.
Jón Halldór Oddsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-01-25) 25 January 1958 (age 64)
Place of birth Ísafjörður, Iceland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978 ÍBÍ
1979–1980 KR
1981–1983 ÍBÍ
1984 Breiðablik
1985–1986 ÍBÍ
1987 Fram 3 (0)
1988–1989 Víkingur 16 (0)
1990 Einherji
National team
1979 Iceland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Athletics


Jón competed in track and field[4] from the age of 18 until the age of 39, winning several Icelandic championships in long jump, triple jump, high jump, pentathlon and relay racing.[3] He was first noticed on the national stage when he competed in the Meistaramót Íslands in 1978 where he medaled in long jump and triple Jump.[5]


Football


Jón played for several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier football league, then named 1. deild karla. In 1979, while playing for KR, he was the fifth highest goal scorer ins the 1. deild with 8 goals.[3]


National football team


In May 1979, Jón was named to the Icelandic men's national football team. On May 22, he was an unused substitute in Iceland's UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying game against Swiss.[6] On May 26, he played his first and only game when he came on 59th minute in Iceland's 1-3 loss against West Germany.[7][3]


Basketball


Jón Oddsson
PositionShooting guard
Career history
197?–1978KFÍ
1978–1979ÍS
1979–1980Valur
1980–1981ÍS
1982–1983KFÍ
1986–1987ÍS
1989–1990UMFB
1991–1992Víkverji
1992–1993UMFB
1994–1996ÍH
2008–2009KFÍ
Medals
  • Icelandic champion (1980)
  • Icelandic Basketball Cup (1980)

Jón played three seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, winning the Icelandic championship and Icelandic Basketball Cup in 1980 as a member of Valur.[3] He played for several seasons in the lower leagues. On March 6, 2009, he played his last game at the age of 50, in the second-tier 1. deild karla.[8]


Personal life


Jón is married to Martha Ernstdóttir[9] who competed in women's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[10]


See also



References


  1. "Félagsmaður - Jón Oddsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. Sigmundur Ó. Steinarsson (2014). Saga landsliðs karla (PDF) (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. p. 275. ISBN 978-9935-9229-0-8. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. pp. 250–251. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
  4. "Vestfirðingurinn vinsælastur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 March 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. "Verð varla með í frjálsum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 March 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. "Leikskýrsla: Sviss - Ísland 2-0". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. "Leikskýrsla: Ísland - V-Þýskaland 1-3". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. "1. deild karla (2009 Tímabil) - Jón Oddsson". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. "Mikilvægt að vera sprækur". Dagur-Tíminn (in Icelandic). 4 June 1997. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  10. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martha Ernstdóttir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2017.




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