Ellert Schram

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

Ellert Björgvinsson Schram (10 October 1939 – 24 January 2025) was an Icelandic footballer and politician.^[1][2]

Ellert Schram
6th Chairman of KSÍ
In office 1973–1989
Preceded by	Albert Guðmundsson
Succeeded by	Eggert Magnússon
5th President of ÍSÍ
In office 1991–2006
Preceded by	Sveinn Björnsson
Succeeded by	Ólafur Rafnsson
Personal details
Born	(1939-10-10)10 October 1939 Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland
Died	24 January 2025(2025-01-24) (aged 85)
Spouse(s)	Anna G. Ásgeirsdóttir (divorced) Ágústa Jóhannsdóttir
Children	6
Parent(s)	Aldís Þorbjörg Brynjólfsdóttir Björgvin Schram
Relatives	Arna Schram (daughter)
Alma mater	University of Iceland
Association football career Full name Ellert Björgvinsson Schram Position Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1957–1971 KR (62) International career 1960–1970 Iceland 23 (6) Managerial career 1973 KR * Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Club

At club level Ellert played as a forward for Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur and competed at the 1966–67 European Cup, scoring two goals against FC Nantes.^[3] He played in the Icelandic top-tier league from 1957 to 1971, scoring 62 goals.^[4]

He won the Icelandic Football Cup seven times with KR from 1960 to 1967.^[5] He was captain of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur when they played Liverpool in August 1964 which was Liverpool's first ever European game. KR lost the first game 5–1 and lost 11–1 on aggregate.^[6]

International

Ellert was part of the Iceland national football team between 1959 and 1970. He played 23 matches, scoring 6 goals.

Managerial career

Ellert was the manager of KR during the 1973 season.^[7]

Honours

• Icelandic championships: 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1968
• Icelandic Football Cup (7): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967

Political career

After his playing days were over, Ellert served as the chairman of the Football Association of Iceland from 1973 to 1989.^[8] He served as a member of Alþingi for the Independence Party, from 1971 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1987, and for the Social Democratic Alliance from 2007 to 2009.^[9]

Personal life

Ellert´s biological son is Arnar Þór Jónsson.

Death

Ellert died on 24 January 2025, at the age of 85.^[1]