“When I was first picked for the national team, I set a goal for myself that I was going to play 50 games as Iceland”
- #wikipedia
- #quote
- #trusted-source
- #www.bbc.co.uk
- #corroborated

Figure timeline
Hannes Þór Halldórsson is an Icelandic filmmaker and former professional footballer. He was a member of the Iceland national team where he was capped 77 times and appeared at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
sports · Icelandic footballer · association football player · film director · screenwriter · also Hannes Þór Halldórsson, Hannes Thór Halldórsson, Hannes Thor Halldorsson, Hannes Halldorsson, Hannes Halldórsson, Halldórsson
Born 27 April 1984 · Q2067320
27 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
2 photos
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
“When I was first picked for the national team, I set a goal for myself that I was going to play 50 games as Iceland”
Cineuropa: Hannes Þór Halldórsson • Director of Cop Secret
Yahoo: Njuta Films Snags Hannes Þór Halldórsson’s EFA Nominee ‘Cop Secret’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Directed an UEFA Women's Euro 2022 advertisement for N1, featuring Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Played for Valur (2019–2021) — 58 appearances, 0 goals.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Played for Qarabağ FK (2018–2019) — 4 appearances, 0 goals.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Played for FK Bodø/Glimt (2016–2016) — 14 appearances, 0 goals.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Played for Randers FC (2016–2018) — 65 appearances, 0 goals.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Joined NEC Nijmegen in 2015.
Played for N.E.C. (2015–2016) — 8 appearances, 0 goals.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Played for Sandnes Ulf (2014–2015) — 45 appearances, 0 goals.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Joined Sandnes in 2014.
Played for SK Brann (2012–2012) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Joined Brann in 2012.
Keeping a clean sheet in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Cyprus
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Played for Iceland men's national football team (2011–2021) — 77 appearances, 0 goals.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Joined KR Reykjavik in 2011.
Winning the double with the team in his first season
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Played for KR Reykjavík (2011–2013) — 63 appearances, 0 goals.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Played for Knattspyrnufélagið Fram (2007–2010) — 84 appearances, 0 goals.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Joined Stjarnan in 2006.
Hannes joined Stjarnan, which played in the second tier
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Played for Stjarnan (2006–2006) — 18 appearances, 0 goals.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Played for Ungmennafélagið Afturelding (2005–2005) — 18 appearances, 0 goals.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
After making a number of serious mistakes in an important game that revolved around progressing to the second tier
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Played for Leiknir Reykjavík (2002–2004) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born 1984-04-27.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Connections