Full name Hannes Þór Halldórsson Playing position Years Team Weight 87 kg | Number 1 Height 1.93 m Career start 2002 | |
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Date of birth (1984-04-27) 27 April 1984 (age 32) Similar Ari Freyr Skúlason, Birkir Bjarnason, Aron Gunnarsson, Kári Árnason, Birkir Már Sævarsson Profiles | ||
Hannes Þór Halldórsson (born 27 April 1984) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Randers FC.
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Club career
Hannes has played club football in Iceland for Leiknir, Afturelding, Stjarnan, Fram and KR.
On 28 March 2012, Hannes joined Norwegian club SK Brann on a short-term loan, as a cover for injured goalkeeper Piotr Leciejewski.
In December 2013, Hannes joined Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf, having trained with the club in October 2013 as preparation for Iceland's World Cup playoff game against Croatia.
On 6 July 2015, Dutch Eredivisie club NEC announced they had signed Hannes on a two-year contract.
On 15 July 2016, Danish club Randers FC signed Hannes on a three-year contract.
International career
He made his international debut for Iceland in 2011, keeping a clean sheet in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Cyprus.
Hannes is considered the main goalkeeper of the national team, after appearing in all twelve 2014 World Cup qualifiers for Iceland.
He was selected for Euro 2016.
Personal life
Hannes has found some work as a film director when not playing football. He directed amongst other things Iceland's video for their entry to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. His employer before leaving to Norway to become a fully professional footballer, SagaFilm, has promised him his job back when he returns to Iceland after his expatriate footballing career.