Hannes Þór Halldórsson

Return to Iceland On 9 April 2019, Icelandic club Valur signed Hannes on a four-year contract. Hannes cited family reasons and the four-year contract as reasons to return to the Icelandic top flight division.

On 16 March 2022, Hannes announced his retirement from football.

In June 2022, Hannes agreed to join Víkingur Reykjavík as backup goalkeeper following the injuries of Víkingur goalkeepers Ingvar Jónsson and Uggi Auðunsson.

International career

Hannes made his international debut for Iceland in 2011, keeping a clean sheet in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Cyprus. After appearing in all 12 2014 World Cup qualifiers for Iceland, he cemented his first-choice status.

Hannes was selected for Euro 2016, Iceland's first ever appearance in a major international football tournament. He made his first UEFA European Championship appearance in matchday 1 of Group F versus Portugal which ended in a 1–1 draw. Iceland eventually reached the knockout phase after finishing runner-up behind Hungary.

In May 2018, he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. On 16 June 2018, Hannes saved a penalty kick from Argentina's Lionel Messi in Iceland's first World Cup match, which ended in a 1–1 draw and Hannes being named man of the match.

On 8 September 2021, Hannes announced his retirement from the national team after his 77th match.

Personal life Hannes has worked as a film director when not playing football. He directed, amongst other things, Iceland's video for their entry to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. His employer before leaving to Norway to become a fully professional footballer, Sagafilm, has promised him his job back when he returns to Iceland after his expatriate footballing career.

Hannes directed a 2018 World Cup advertisement for Coca-Cola, and his directional film debut Cop Secret. In 2022, he directed an UEFA Women's Euro 2022 advertisement for N1, featuring Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir.

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