Leifur Garðarsson

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

Leifur Garðarsson
Born (1968-02-23) 23 February 1968 (age 56)
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed weight71 kg (157 lb)
PositionGuard
Officiating career1987–2004,
2013–2020
Career history
1984–1986Haukar
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As referee:

Association football career
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
FH
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 FH
1989 Þór Akureyri 2 (0)
1990 FH 3 (0)
1991 Íþróttafélag Kópavogs
1992 FH 2 (0)
1993 Sindri Höfn
1996 FH 1 (0)
Managerial career
1995 FH (assistant)
2003–2005 FH (assistant)
2006–2008 Fylkir
2009–2010 Víkingur R.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leifur Sigfinnur Garðarsson (born 23 February 1968) is an Icelandic former basketball referee, multi-sport athlete and football manager.

Basketball

Referee career

Leifur started refereeing in 1987.[1] During the 1991 Úrvalsdeild karla playoffs, Leifur was hit by a fan and threatened violence following a match between bitter rivals Njarðvík and Keflavík.[2][3] He retired from refereeing in 2004 to focus on furthering his football managing career[4] but returned in 2013.[5]

He was a FIBA referee from 1993 to 2004[5] and again from 2014 to 2018 when he retired due to age restrictions for international referees.[6]

Titles and awards

Titles

Awards

  • Icelandic Basketball Referee of the Year (8)
    • 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Source

Football

Leifur played several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar and Þór Akureyri.[7] He was an assistant manager to FH from 2003 to 2005.[8] He was the manager of Fylkir from 2006 to 2008 and Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur from 2008 to 2011.[9]

Titles

References

  1. ^ "Enginn Leifur í kvöld". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 7 October 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Segir mönnum að nú megi þeir lemja dómara". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 April 1991. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Njarðvíkingar kærðir". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 8 April 1991. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Flautan komin upp á hillu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 October 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 May 2014). "Leifur orðinn FIBA dómari á ný". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Leifur hættur sem alþjóðlegur dómari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Leifur Sigfinnur Garðarsson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Erfið ákvörðun að fara frá FH". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 22 September 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (10 March 2011). "Leifur Garðarsson: Mun ekki elta ólar við gróusögur og rógburð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2018.