Ólafur Jóhannesson (coach)

This article is about the football manager. For the former prime minister of Iceland, see Ólafur Jóhannesson.

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

Ólafur Jóhannesson

Personal information
Full name	Ólafur Davíð Jóhannesson
Date of birth	(1957-06-30) 30 June 1957
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Team information
Current team	Haukar (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Haukar
Managerial career
1982	Einherji
1983–1985	Skallagrímur
1988–1990	FH
1992	Þróttur
1993	Haukar
1995	FH
1996–1997	Skallagrímur
1998	UMF Selfoss
1998	Skallagrímur
2002	ÍR
2003–2007	FH
2007–2011	Iceland
2011–2013	Haukar
2014-	Valur
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ólafur Davíð Jóhannesson (born 30 June 1957 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic football manager and former player who formerly managed the Icelandic national team.

As an athlete himself, he played most of his years as a senior player with Haukar but started his career as manager only 24 years of age with the team Einherji from Vopnafjörður. Prior to his current manager position, he has managed Einherji, Skallagrímur, FH, Þróttur, Haukar, Selfoss & ÍR.

Fimleikafélag Hafnafjarðar (FH)

Ólafur Jóhannesson managed FH a total of three times, the most recent and successful between the years 2002 and 2008.

During those years FH rose up to become a major power in Icelandic football. In his first season as manager, Ólafur steered his team to second place, FH highest finish in years.

Next season he did even better and made them champions and secured a place in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League. Ólafur won 2 more championships in the years 2005 and 2006 and winning the first VISA-cup in the history of FH in 2007.

Icelandic national team

Ólafur signed a 2-year contract on 29 October 2007, after leaving his post as manager of Icelandic side FH. His first game in charge was against Denmark in November 2007. Ólafur has worked as a carpenter as well as being a manager for years.