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My Take
Viðar Örn Kjartansson earns my respect simply for where he started: Selfoss, in tiny Iceland, a nation that punches absurdly above its weight in football. Winning the 2014 Kniksen Award as Norway's striker of the year proves he wasn't just a curiosity but a genuine goalscorer abroad. What moves me most is seeing a 6-foot striker who has carried his craft across leagues yet now plays at home for KA Akureyri. There's something honest about a forward still chasing goals on familiar turf. Strikers from football-mad small nations carry an outsized hunger, and I find that quietly compelling.
Overview
Viðar Örn Kjartansson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɪːðar œrtn̥ ˈcʰar̥tansɔn]; born 11 March 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a striker for Besta deild karla club KA Akureyri.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Viðar Örn Kjartansson
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴィザル・エルン・キャルタンソン
- Reading
- ゔぃざる・えるん・きゃるたんそん
- Born
- March 11, 1990 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Selfoss, Iceland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 186 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Kniksen Award for striker of the year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Iceland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.