Dean Martin

Iceland Martin moved to Iceland to join 1. deild karla club KA in 1995. He won a promotion from the 1. deild karla with each club and played European football for both. Martin retired at age 42, after spending the 2014 Úrvalsdeild season with ÍBV.

Football nomad Between 1995 and 2001, Martin spent the autumn and winter months playing for clubs outside Iceland.

Managerial and coaching career Martin completed his KSÍ 'A' coaching badges in 2009 and has a BSc in Sports Science from Reykjavík University. He has worked as an assistant manager at club sides ÍA, ÍBV and HK. On 26 September 2018, Martin was appointed as manager of newly-relegated 2. deild karla club Selfoss on a two-year contract. He achieved promotion back to the 1. deild karla in 2020, but suffered relegation back to the 2. deild karla in 2023.

In international football, Martin has assisted and coached Iceland at youth level and in January 2017 he was appointed the KSÍ's head of talent identification. He departed his roles to become assistant manager of China Women in November 2017, but he left the setup after manager Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson was sacked in May 2018.

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Honours

As a player ÍA 1. deild karla: 2011