| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ólafur Davíð Jóhannesson | ||
| Date of birth | (1957-06-30)30 June 1957 (age 68) | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Haukar | |||
| 1986 | FH | 16 | (0) |
| 1987 | Valur | 5 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | FH | 18 | (0) |
| 1991 | Haukar | ||
| 1991 | FH | 10 | (0) |
| 1992 | Þróttur Reykjavík | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Einherji | ||
| 1983–1985 | Skallagrímur | ||
| 1988–1990 | FH | ||
| 1992 | Þróttur | ||
| 1993 | Haukar | ||
| 1995 | FH | ||
| 1996–1997 | Skallagrímur | ||
| 1998 | UMF Selfoss | ||
| 1998 | Skallagrímur | ||
| 2002 | ÍR | ||
| 2003–2007 | FH | ||
| 2007–2011 | Iceland | ||
| 2011–2013 | Haukar | ||
| 2014–2019 | Valur | ||
| 2020 | Stjarnan | ||
| 2021–2022 | FH | ||
| 2022 | Valur | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ólafur Davíð Jóhannesson (born 30 June 1957) is an Icelandicfootball manager and former player who formerly managed theIceland national team. During his manager career, he has won the Icelandic championship five times and the Icelandic Cup three times.[1]
During his playing career, he played most of his years as a senior player withHaukar in the role ofdefender, but started his career as manager only 24 years of age with the teamEinherji fromVopnafjörður. He has managedEinherji,Skallagrímur,FH,Þróttur,Haukar,Selfoss,ÍR andValur.[2]
Ólafur Jóhannesson managedFH a total of three times, the most recent and successful between the years 2002 and 2008.
During those yearsFH rose up to become a major power in Icelandic football. In his first season as manager, Ólafur steered his team to second place, FH highest finish in years.
Next season he did even better and made them champions and secured a place in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League. Ólafur won two more championships in the years 2005 and 2006 and winning the first VISA-cup in the history of FH in 2007.[3]
Ólafur signed a two-year contract on 29 October 2007, after leaving his post as manager of Icelandic sideFH. His first game in charge was againstDenmark in November 2007. Ólafur has worked as acarpenter as well as being a manager for years.[4]
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