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Ingi Björn Albertsson

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Ingi Björn Albertsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-11-03) November 3, 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Nice, France
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1980 Valur (90)
1981 FH (3)
1982–1983 Valur (18)
1984–1986 FH 33 (14)
1987–1988 Valur 4 (1)
1988–1990 UMF Selfoss
International career
1970 Iceland U19 4 (3)
1978 Iceland U21 1 (0)
1971–1979 Iceland 15 (2)
Managerial career
1985–1986 FH
1990–1992 Valur
1993–1994 Breiðablik
1995 Keflavík
1995–1996 FH
1997 Stjarnan
1999 Valur
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 January 2018

Ingi Björn Albertsson (born 3 November 1952) is an Icelandic retired footballer who played as a striker, and former manager of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. After his playing career, he moved to politics and was a member of Althing, the Icelandic parliament, first in 1987–1991 for Vesturlandskjördæmi for the Citizens' Party (split parties midway through the term) and then in 1991–1995 for Reykjavík for the Independence Party.[1] Ingi Björn was one of the top scorers in Icelandics top division ever with 126 goals, and is currently second in the all-time table, behind Tryggvi Guðmundsson.[2]

Personal life

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Ingi Björn's father Albert Guðmundsson is Iceland's first professional footballer. Ingi Björn's daughter, Kristbjörg Ingadóttir, was also a footballer and international for Iceland women's national football team. She married the Icelandic international professional footballer Guðmundur Benediktsson, and their son Albert Guðmundsson (named after Ingi Björn's father) is also a professional footballer and international for the Iceland national football team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ingi Björn Albertsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  2. ^ "Kemst Atli nær Inga og Tryggva?".
  3. ^ "Söguleg frumraun Alberts: Fjórði ættliðurinn sem spilar A-landsleik fyrir Ísland – Vísir".
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