Heimir Hallgrímsson

Hallgrímsson has one of the most delightful résumés in football. A dentist trained at the University of Iceland who also coached, he embodies a double life I find genuinely inspiring. He helped Iceland punch far above its weight at the Euros and now manages the Republic of Ireland. The combination intrigues me: the surgical precision of dentistry paired with the emotional intelligence to move a dressing room. Most people struggle to master one craft, yet he refused to choose. There is a Gemini versatility to him that makes him, in my eyes, one of the sport's most quietly remarkable thinkers.

Name (English)

Heimir Hallgrímsson

Name (Japanese)

ヘイミル・ハルグリムソン

Reading

へいみる・はるぐりむそん

Born

June 10, 1967 (age 59)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Goat

Origin

Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland

Occupation

association football player / association football coach / dentist

University

University of Iceland

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%98%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach
• dentist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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