Ólafur Kristjánsson

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Name Olafur Kristjansson Playing position Defender 1985–1995 FH Hafnarfjorður Weight 82 kg		Years Team Height 1.83 m 1979–1984 FH Hafnarfjorður Role Football manager Manages FC Nordsjaelland

Full name Olafur Helgi Kristjansson Date of birth (1968-05-20) 20 May 1968 (age 47) Team coached FC Nordsjaelland (Manager, since 2014)
Place of birth Reykjavik, Iceland

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Ólafur Helgi Kristjánsson (born 20 May 1968 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic football manager and former football player, who is the manager of Danish Superliga side Randers FC.

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Playing career

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Kristjánsson started his playing career at FH Hafnarfjörður, before moving to KR Reykjavík in 1996. In 1996 he moved to Danish side AGF Aarhus. He retired in 2001 and became a youth coach at the team, and later assistant manager.

Managerial career

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Kristjánsson took charge of Icelandic premier league team Fram on 30 June 2004, replacing Ion Geolgău. The club was bottom of the league when Kristjánsson took over, but eventually the club managed to avoid relegation. Kristjánsson was in charge again for the 2005 season, but left the club after relegation.

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On 6 July 2006 Kristjánsson was appointed manager of Breiðablik UBK, finishing the season in 5th place. Over the next few years the club went to become a regular title contender. In 2009 the club won its first big title in history with a win in the Icelandic Cup. The following year the team won the Icelandic Premier League for the first time.

In April 2014 it was announced that Kristjánsson would take over as head coach of FC Nordsjælland in July 2014. He led the club to a 6th place in his first season as manager. On 15 December he was sacked following a takeover of the club.