Jón Oddsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jón.

Jón Halldór Oddsson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1958-01-25) 25 January 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Ísafjörður, Iceland
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978	ÍBÍ
1979–1980	KR
1981–1983	ÍBÍ
1984	Breiðablik
1985–1986	ÍBÍ
1987	Fram	3	(0)
1988–1989	Víkingur	16	(0)
1990	Einherji
International career
1979	Iceland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jón Halldór Oddsson (born 25 January 1958) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete.^[1] He was a member of both the Icelandic men's national football team^[2] and the Icelandic track and field national team.^[3][4]

Athletics

Jón competed in track and field^[5] from the age of 18 until the age of 39, winning several Icelandic championships in long jump, triple jump, high jump, pentathlon and relay racing.^[4] He was first noticed on the national stage when he competed in the Meistaramót Íslands in 1978 where he medaled in long jump and triple Jump.^[6]

Football

Jón played for several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier football league, then named 1. deild karla. In 1979, while playing for KR, he was the fifth highest goal scorer ins the 1. deild with 8 goals.^[4]

National football team

In May 1979, Jón was named to the Icelandic men's national football team. On May 22, he was an unused substitute in Iceland's UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying game against Swiss.^[7] On May 26, he played his first and only game when he came on 59th minute in Iceland's 1–3 loss against West Germany.^[8][4]

Basketball

Jón Oddsson

Position	Shooting guard
Career history
197?–1978	KFÍ
1978–1979	ÍS
1979–1980	Valur
1980–1981	ÍS
1982–1983	KFÍ
1986–1987	ÍS
1989–1990	UMFB
1991–1992	Víkverji
1992–1993	UMFB
1994–1996	ÍH
2008–2009	KFÍ
Medals Icelandic champion (1980) Icelandic Basketball Cup (1980)

Jón played three seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, winning the Icelandic championship and Icelandic Basketball Cup in 1980 as a member of Valur.^[4] He played for several seasons in the lower leagues. On March 6, 2009, he played his last game at the age of 50, in the second-tier 1. deild karla.^[9]

Personal life

Jón is married to Martha Ernstdóttir^[10] who competed in women's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[11]

See also

• List of Iceland international footballers

References

1. "Knattspyrnumaður sem á Íslandsmet í frjálsum íþróttum, hefur leikið Evrópuleiki í körfu og átt sundmet". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 August 1983. pp. 44–53. Retrieved 1 March 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
2. "Félagsmaður - Jón Oddsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
3. Sigmundur Ó. Steinarsson (2014). Saga landsliðs karla (PDF) (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. p. 275. ISBN 978-9935-9229-0-8. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
4. Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. pp. 250–251. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
5. "Vestfirðingurinn vinsælastur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 March 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
6. "Verð varla með í frjálsum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 March 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
7. "Leikskýrsla: Sviss - Ísland 2-0". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
8. "Leikskýrsla: Ísland - V-Þýskaland 1-3". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
9. "1. deild karla (2009 Tímabil) - Jón Oddsson". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
10. "Mikilvægt að vera sprækur". Dagur-Tíminn (in Icelandic). 4 June 1997. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
11. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martha Ernstdóttir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

External links

• Jón Oddsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
• Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) profile at kki.is
• Profile at kki.is