Ómar Torfason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ómar.

Ómar Torfason (born 1 February 1959) is an Icelandic former professional footballer. He was part of the Icelandic men's national football team between 1981 and 1989. He played 39 matches, scoring 1 goal. He won the Icelandic championship three times, in 1981 and 1982 with Víkingur, and in 1988 with Fram. He won the Icelandic Cup with Fram in 1985 and 1989.^[1] In 1985 he was the Úrvalsdeild top scorer with 13 goals.^[2][3][4]

Ómar Torfason

Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-02-01)1 February 1959
Place of birth	Ísafjörður, Iceland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1978	ÍBÍ
1979–1984	Víkingur
1985	Fram	18	(13)
1985–1987	FC Luzern
1987–1988	FC Olten
1988–1989	Fram	25	(5)
1990–1991	Leiftur Ólafsfirði
1993	Grindavík	9	(1)
International career
1975	Iceland U17	3	(0)
1981–1989	Iceland	39	(1)
Managerial career
1990–1991	Leiftur Ólafsfirði
1992	Fram (assistant)
1993	Grindavík
1996	BÍ 88
1997	Þór Akureyri
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football

Honours

• Icelandic Championships: 3

1981, 1982, 1988

• Icelandic Cup: 2

1985, 1989

Basketball

Ómar played basketball for KFÍ in the Icelandic second-tier league in the late 1970s^[5][6][7] alongside future national team player and track and field star Jón Oddsson.^[8] In September 1979, Ómar joined Úrvalsdeild karla club Valur^[9][10][11] but did not appear in any league games with them.^[12]

See also

• List of Iceland international footballers