Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson

Þorvaldur Makan
Personal information
Full name Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson
Date of birth (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974
Place of birth Iceland
Playing position Midfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 KA Akureyri 64 (44)
1997 Leiftur 15 (11)
1998 Östers IF 19 (15)
1999–2003 Stoke City 79 (47)
2004 Fram 4 (2)
2006 Valur 6 (1)
2007 KA Akureyri 18 (1)
2009–2010 Carl 4 (2)
Total 467 (193)
National team
1993 Iceland U18 8 (4)
2002 Iceland 19 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson (born 26 November 1974) is an Icelandic former international footballer.

He played club football for KA Akureyri, Leiftur, Östers IF, KA Akureyri again, Fram Reykjavik and Valur.

In November 1998 Þorvaldur underwent a trial at English clubs Sheffield United and Stoke City. He later signed for Stoke City . [1]

Þorvaldur played cap for the senior Iceland team, in a 6–1 friendly defeat to Brazil in Brasília on 8 March 2002.

Þorvaldur's wife Katrín was the captain of the Iceland women's national football team. They were married in August 2009, just before Katrín played at UEFA Women's Euro 2009.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Þorvaldur í Stoke City ?". Dagur (in Icelandic). Timarit.is. 7 November 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Guðbjartsson, Steinþór (4 August 2009). "Landsliðsfyrirliði í hnapphelduna" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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