Full name Ragnar Sigurðsson Playing position Role Footballer Weight 85 kg | Number 27 Name Ragnar Sigurðsson Height 1.87 m Career start 2004 | |
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Date of birth (1986-06-19) 19 June 1986 (age 29) Similar People Birkir Bjarnason, Gylfi Sigurðsson, Hannes Þor Halldorsson, Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson, Vladimir Bystrov | ||
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Ragnar Sigurðsson (born 19 June 1986) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as centre back for the English Championship side Fulham and for the Iceland national team.
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- England VS Island EURO 2016 sigurdsson 5 1 1
- IFK Gteborg
- FC Copenhagen
- FC Krasnodar
- Fulham
- International career
- International goals
- Career statistics
- International
- Honours
- References
IFK Göteborg
After playing for Fylkir, Ragnar joined Swedish club IFK Göteborg in 2006. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 6 April 2007, starting the first match of the 2007 season. He would go on to play 90 minutes in all 26 of the club's league matches, forming a formidable partnership with Mattias Bjärsmyr as the team won Allsvenskan 2007. He was constantly been linked to several big clubs in Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga and the Premier League. IFK Göteborg's sports director, Håkan Mild commented that the club could get a transfer fee around €3 million for the talented defender. During his second season Ragnar played 29 games (of 30) as the team finished in 3rd place. The club also won the Supercupen and Svenska Cupen during the 2008 season.
F.C. Copenhagen
On 30 May 2011, Ragnar signed a four-year contract with Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen. The fee is believed to be around 5.5 million DKK.
FC Krasnodar
On 23 January 2014, Russian Football Premier League club FC Krasnodar announced they had signed Ragnar on a two-and-a-half year deal with option for another year.
Fulham
On 23 August 2016, Ragnar signed a two-year deal with the Championship side Fulham for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 2-0 win against Ipswich Town on 26 December 2016.
International career
Ragnar was selected for the 23-man squad led by Heimir Hallgrímsson and Lars Lagerbäck for Euro 2016. He scored his first goal for Iceland on 16 November 2014 in a 1–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying defeat at Doosan Arena against the Czech Republic. On 27 June 2016, he scored Iceland's first goal in a 2–1 upset against England in the round of 16. His endeavours in the game resulted in him being selected as man of the match. Ragnar made a last-ditch tackle, described as "outstanding", to deny Jamie Vardy a potential equalizer in the game.