Ingvar Jónsson (ice hockey player)

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IcelandIceland  Ingvar Jónsson Ice hockey player
Date of birth February 11, 1981
size 193 cm
Weight 92 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1998-2001 Akureyrar Skautafélag
2001-2005 Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
2005-2007 Gladsaxe SF
since 2007 Akureyrar Skautafélag

Ingvar Thor Jónsson (born February 11, 1981 ) is an Icelandic ice hockey player who has been under contract with Skautafélag Akureyrar in the Icelandic ice hockey league since 2007 .

Career

Ingvar Jónsson began his career as a hockey player at Skautafélag Akureyrar , where he made his debut in the Icelandic ice hockey league at the age of 17 . In 2001 he became national champion with his team . He then moved to Skautafélag Reykjavíkur . In 2005 he left the capital club and moved to the second Danish division for Gladsaxe SF . After two years in Denmark, he returned to his home club in Akureyri in 2007, with which he promptly became champions again. Since 2010 he has played for the first team of the club, SA Vikingar , with which he won his eighth Icelandic national championship title in 2016 and personally achieved the best plus / minus balance in the league in 2015 , as well as for the second team of the club, SA Jötnar . In the 2012/13 season he acted as a player-coach for his club. He has been the club's team captain since 2015.

International

Ingvar Jónsson played for Iceland as a youth. He took part in the U18-D European Championships in 1997 and 1998 and the European Division II of the U18 World Cup in 1999 and the U20-D World Championships in 1999 and 2000 .

At the same time, Ingvar Jónsson played in the men's national team . He made his debut at the age of 18 at the D-World Championship in 1999 . In the following year he played with his team in the D group of the World Cup. He then played at the World Championships in 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 when he was named the best defender of the tournament, in 2015 , 2016 , 2017 and 2018 respectively Division II as well as 2004 and 2006 , when he not only had the best plus / minus balance, but also scored the most scorer points for a defender, in Division III. In 2008 and 2009 he was voted the best player in the Icelandic team. From 2010 to 2016 he was the team captain of the northerners. He also represented his colors in qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang .

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Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .
personal data
SURNAME Ingvar Jónsson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ingvar Thor Jónsson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1981