List of Iceland national football team managers

## Linear record[edit]

As of 13 June 2024[1][2]

Note: this list includes international friendlies.

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Freddie Steele
Murdo McDougall | 1946 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0% | 0%
Roland Bergström | 1947 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0% | 0%
Joe Devine | 1948 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% | 100%
Fritz Buchloh | 1949 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0% | 0%
Óli B. Jónsson | 1951 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 50% | 50%
Franz Köhler | 1953 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0% | 0%
Karl Guðmundsson | 1954–1956 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 33.3% | 33.3%
Alex Weir | 1957 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 35 | −27 | 0% | 0%
Óli B. Jónsson | 1958 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0% | 0%
Karl Guðmundsson | 1959 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 25% | 50%
Óli B. Jónsson | 1960 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0% | 0%
Karl Guðmundsson | 1961 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50% | 50%
Ríkharður Jónsson | 1962 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0% | 33.3%
Karl Guðmundsson | 1963–1965 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 16.7% | 16.7%
Ríkharður Jónsson | 1965 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 100%
Karl Guðmundsson | 1966 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0% | 50%
Reynir Karlsson | 1967 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 0% | 25%
Walter Pfeiffer | 1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0% | 0%
Ríkharður Jónsson | 1969–1971 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 13.3% | 33.3%
Duncan McDowell | 1972 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 25% | 25%
Eggert Jóhannesson | 1972 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0% | 0%
Örn Steinsen | 1973 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% | 100%
Henning Enoksen | 1973 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0% | 0%
Tony Knapp | 1974–1977 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 30.8% | 42.3%
Jurí Ilitchev | 1978–1979 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0% | 18.2%
Guðni Kjartansson | 1980–1981 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 33.3% | 60%
Jóhannes Atlason | 1982–1983 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 25% | 43.8%
Tony Knapp | 1984–1985 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 35.7% | 57.1%
Sigfried Held | 1986–1989 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 59 | −36 | 16.2% | 37.8%
Guðni Kjartansson | 1989 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% | 100%
Bo Johansson | 1990–1991 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 40% | 46.6%
Ásgeir Elíasson | 1991–1995 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 34.3% | 57.1%
Logi Ólafsson | 1996–1997 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 28.6% | 50%
Guðjón Þórðarson | 1997–1999 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 44% | 68%
Atli Eðvaldsson | 2000–2003 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 36.7% | 51.6%
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
Logi Ólafsson | 2003–2005 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 25% | 45.8%
Eyjólfur Sverrisson | 2006–2007 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 14.3% | 42.9%
Ólafur Jóhannesson | 2007–2011 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 28.2% | 51.3%
Lars Lagerbäck | 2011–2013 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 40% | 55%
Lars Lagerbäck
Heimir Hallgrímsson | 2013–2016 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 40.6% | 63%
Heimir Hallgrímsson | 2016–2018 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 48% | 64%
Erik Hamrén | 2018–2020 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 32.14% | 50%
Arnar Viðarsson | 2020–2023 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 19.35% | 61.29%
Åge Hareide | 2023– | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 40% | 50%

## Individual records[edit]

As of 13 June 2024

Note: this list includes international friendlies.

Manager  | Year(s)  | Games  | Win  | Draw  | Loss  | Goals
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diff  | Win %  | Unbeaten %

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Heimir Hallgrímsson | 2013–2018 | 57 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 90 | 73 | +17 | 43.9% | 63.2%
Lars Lagerbäck | 2011–2016 | 52 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 78 | 76 | +2 | 40.4% | 59.6%
Tony Knapp | 1974–1977, 1984–1985 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 32.5% | 47.5%
Ólafur Jóhannesson | 2007–2011 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 28.2% | 51.3%
Logi Ólafsson | 1996–1997, 2003–2005 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 26.3% | 47.4%
Sigfried Held | 1986–1989 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 59 | −36 | 16.2% | 37.8%
Ásgeir Elíasson | 1991–1995 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 34.3% | 57.1%
Arnar Viðarsson | 2020–2023 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 19,35% | 61,29%
Atli Eðvaldsson | 2000–2003 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 36.7% | 51.6%
Erik Hamrén | 2018–2020 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 32.14% | 50%
Guðjón Þórðarson | 1997–1999 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 44% | 68%
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson | 2003–2005 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 25% | 45.8%
Karl Guðmundsson | 1954–1956, 1959, 1961, 1963–1965, 1966 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 25% | 35%
Ríkharður Jónsson | 1962, 1965, 1969–1971 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 10.5% | 36.8%
Guðni Kjartansson | 1980–1981, 1989 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 37.5% | 62.5%
Jóhannes Atlason | 1982–1983 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 25% | 43.8%
Bo Johansson | 1990–1991 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 40% | 46.6%
Eyjólfur Sverrisson | 2006–2007 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 14.3% | 42.9%
Åge Hareide | 2023– | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 40% | 50%
Jurí Ilitchev | 1978–1979 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0% | 18.2%
Óli B. Jónsson | 1951, 1958, 1960 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 16.7% | 16.7%
Henning Enoksen | 1973 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0% | 0%
Alex Weir | 1957 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 35 | −27 | 0% | 0%
Duncan McDowell | 1972 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 25% | 25%
Reynir Karlsson | 1967 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 0% | 25%
Franz Köhler | 1953 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0% | 0%
Walter Pfeiffer | 1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0% | 0%
Örn Steinsen | 1973 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% | 100%
Joe Devine | 1948 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% | 100%
Roland Bergström | 1947 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0% | 0%
Eggert Jóhannesson | 1972 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0% | 0%
Freddie Steele | 1946 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0% | 0%
Murdo McDougall | 1946 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0% | 0%
Fritz Buchloh | 1949 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0% | 0%

## References[edit]

1. ^ "A landslið karla | A lið karla | Landslið | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands" (in Icelandic). Ksi.is. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
2. ^ "Leikir félaga | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands" (in Icelandic). Ksi.is. 31 December 1945. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
3. ^ "Lagerbäck the first foreigner for 20 years" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

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Iceland national football team – managers

* Steele & McDougall (1946)
* Bergström (1947)
* Devine (1948)
* Buchloh (1949)
* Ó. Jónsson (1951)
* Köhler (1953)
* Guðmundsson (1954–56)
* Weir (1957)
* Ó. Jónsson (1958)
* Guðmundsson (1959)
* Ó. Jónsson (1960)
* Guðmundsson (1961)
* R. Jónsson (1962)
* Guðmundsson (1963–66)
* Karlsson (1967)
* Pfeiffer (1968)
* R. Jónsson (1969–1971)
* McDowell (1972)
* E. Jóhannesson (1972)
* Enoksen (1973)
* Knapp (1974–77)
* Illichev (1978–79)
* Kjartansson (1980–81)
* Atlason (1982–83)
* Knapp (1984–85)
* Held (1986–89)
* Kjartansson (1989)
* Johansson (1990–91)
* Elíasson (1991–95)
* Ólafsson (1996–97)
* Þórðarson (1997–99)
* Eðvaldsson (2000–03)
* Sigurvinsson & Ólafsson (2003–05)
* Sverrisson (2006–07)
* Ó. Jóhannesson (2007–11)
* Lagerbäck (2011–13)
* Lagerbäck & Hallgrímsson (2013–16)
* Hallgrímsson (2016–18)
* Hamrén (2018–20)
* Viðarsson (2020–23)
* Hareide (2023–)

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