Steingrímur Jóhannesson

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

Steingrímur Jóhannesson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-06-14)14 June 1973
Place of birth	Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Date of death	1 March 2012(2012-03-01) (aged 38)
Place of death	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–2000	ÍBV	150	(62)
2001–2002	Fylkir	32	(8)
2003–2005	ÍBV	39	(10)
2004	→ KFS (feeder club)	1	(0)
2006	UMF Selfoss	16	(5)
2007–2008	KFS	9	(8)
International career
1994–1995	Iceland U21	2	(0)
1998	Iceland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steingrímur Jóhannesson (14 June 1973 – 1 March 2012) was an Icelandic international footballer who played as a striker.^[1] During a playing career spanning 17 years, he represented ÍBV, Fylkir, Selfoss and KFS. In total, he made 221 appearances in the Icelandic top flight, scoring 80 goals.^[2] He was the competition's top goalscorer in the 1998 and 1999 seasons, scoring 16 and 12 goals respectively.^[3]

Steingrímur was selected to represent the Iceland national football team on one occasion, coming on as a substitute in the 1–1 draw with South Africa on 6 June 1998.^[4] He also made two appearances for the Iceland under-21 team.

Outside of football, Steingrímur worked as an electrician. He was married to Jóna Dís Kristjánsdóttir and the couple had two children, Kristjana María and Jóhanna Rún.^[3] Steingrímur died on 1 March 2012 in the Landspítali hospital in Reykjavík following a battle with cancer.^[3][5]

Honours

ÍBV^[1]

• Úrvalsdeild: 1997, 1998
• Bikarkeppni: 1998

Fylkir^[1]

• Bikarkeppni: 2001, 2002

References

1. Steingrímur Jóhannesson at National-Football-Teams.com
2. "Steingrímur Johannesson — Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
3. "Andlát: Steingrímur Jóhannesson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Vol. 100, no. 53. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
4. "Leikskýrsla: Suður-Afríka – Ísland". ksi.is. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
5. Elvar Geir Magnússon (2 March 2012). "Markahrókurinn Steingrímur Jóhannesson fallinn frá" (in Icelandic). fótbolti.net. Retrieved 29 April 2021.