Steingrímur Jóhannesson

Steingrímur Jóhannesson
Personal information
Date of birth	14 June 1973
Place of birth	Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Date of death	1 March 2012 (aged 38)
Place of death	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–2000	ÍBV
2001–2002	Fylkir
2003–2005	ÍBV
2004	→ KFS (feeder club)
2006	UMF Selfoss
2007–2008	KFS
International career
1994–1995	Iceland U21
1998	Iceland
	*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]