Halldór Áskelsson

Halldór Áskelsson
Personal information
Full name Halldór Omar Áskelsson
Date of birth (1965-04-20) 20 April 1965
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1988 Þór
1989–1990 Valur 22 (2)
1991–1998 Þór
1999 UMFS Dalvík 6 (0)
2000–2002 Þór
International career
Iceland U18 2 (0)
Iceland U21 6 (1)
1984–1989 Iceland 12 (4)
Managerial career
Þór (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Halldór Áskelsson (born 18 October 1965) is an Icelandic retired footballer who played as a forward. He was capped for Iceland and spent most of his career in Þór.

He played for Iceland U18 and Iceland U21.[1] He made his debut for Iceland in 1984, playing twice against non-FIFA members Faroe Islands and Greenland. His real debut came in 1985 against Kuwait; he would score three goals gainst Kuwaut and Bahrain in 1986 and 1987. Later international matches included two additional non-FIFA matches, against Sweden Olympic and England B. In his last international match,[2] Halldór Áskelsson scored against the Soviet Union away on Luzhniki Stadium, capturing a 1–1 draw, which was considered very strong for Iceland at the time.[3]

Scoring 9 league goals in 1985,[2] 5 of them came in the same match against FH.[4] He played three periods for Þór, but won his only domestic trophy, the 1990 cup, with Valur.[2]

He was later assistant manager of Þór.[5]

References

  1. ^ KSÍ profile
  2. ^ a b c Halldór Áskelsson at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ Stefánsson, Ingólfur (14 June 2018). "Markið í Moskvu". Kaffið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  4. ^ Kristjánsson, Gylfi (16 September 1985). "5 mörk hjá Halldóri!". Dagur (in Icelandic). p. 7. Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via Tímarit.is.
  5. ^ Jónsson, Jón Stefán (20 June 2011). "Halldór Áskels: Vöknuðum er þeir jöfnuðu". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2026.