Jón Oddsson

Icelandic multi-sport athlete

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 OddssonPersonal 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

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]

## Contents

* 1 Athletics
* 2 Football
* 2.1 National football team
* 3 Basketball
* 4 Personal life
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Athletics[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Jón OddssonPosition| Shooting guard

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Career history
197?–1978| KFÍ
1978–1979| ÍS
1979–1980| Valur
1980–1981| ÍS
1982–1983| KFÍ
1986–1987| ÍS
1989–1990| UMFB
1991–1992| Víkverji
1992–1993| UMFB
1994–1996| ÍH
2008–2009| KFÍ

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[edit]

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

## See also[edit]

* List of Iceland international footballers

## References[edit]

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. ^ a b c d e 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.

## External links[edit]

* Profile at ksi.is
* Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) profile at kki.is
* Profile at kki.is

Authority control |

* VIAF
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* WorldCat (via VIAF)

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*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals