Ingi Björn Albertsson (born 3 November 1952) is an Icelandic retired footballer who played as a striker, and former manager of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. After his playing career, he moved to politics and was a member of Althing, the Icelandic parliament, first in 1987–1991 for Vesturlandskjördæmi for the Citizens' Party (split parties midway through the term) and then in 1991–1995 for Reykjavík for the Independence Party.[1] Ingi Björn was one of the top scorers in Icelandics top division ever with 126 goals, and is currently second in the all-time table, behind Tryggvi Guðmundsson.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 3, 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Nice, France | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1980 | Valur | (90) | |
| 1981 | FH | (3) | |
| 1982–1983 | Valur | (18) | |
| 1984–1986 | FH | 33 | (14) |
| 1987–1988 | Valur | 4 | (1) |
| 1988–1990 | UMF Selfoss | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1970 | Iceland U19 | 4 | (3) |
| 1978 | Iceland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1971–1979 | Iceland | 15 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1985–1986 | FH | ||
| 1990–1992 | Valur | ||
| 1993–1994 | Breiðablik | ||
| 1995 | Keflavík | ||
| 1995–1996 | FH | ||
| 1997 | Stjarnan | ||
| 1999 | Valur | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 January 2018 | |||
Personal life
editIngi Björn's father Albert Guðmundsson is Iceland's first professional footballer. Ingi Björn's daughter, Kristbjörg Ingadóttir, was also a footballer and international for Iceland women's national football team. She married the Icelandic international professional footballer Guðmundur Benediktsson, and their son Albert Guðmundsson (named after Ingi Björn's father) is also a professional footballer and international for the Iceland national football team.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Ingi Björn Albertsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "Kemst Atli nær Inga og Tryggva?".
- ^ "Söguleg frumraun Alberts: Fjórði ættliðurinn sem spilar A-landsleik fyrir Ísland – Vísir".
External links
edit- Ingi Björn Albertsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Althingi Profile
- Ingi Björn Albertsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- RSSSF Icelandic top scorers