Ingi Björn Albertsson
Icelandic association football player and association football manager
About Ingi Björn Albertsson
Born 1952. Ingi Björn Albertsson is an Icelandic association football player and association football coach.
Ingi Björn Albertsson (born 3 November 1952) is an Icelandic retired footballer who played as a striker, and former manager of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. After his playing career, he moved to politics and was a member of Althing, the Icelandic parliament, first in 1987–1991 for Vesturlandskjördæmi for the Citizens' Party (split parties midway through the term) and then in 1991–1995 for Reykjavík for the Independence Party. Ingi Björn was one of the top scorers in Icelandics top division ever with 126 goals, and is currently second in the all-time table, behind Tryggvi Guðmundsson.
Personal life Ingi Björn's father Albert Guðmundsson is Iceland's first professional footballer. Ingi Björn's daughter, Kristbjörg Ingadóttir, was also a footballer and international for Iceland women's national football team. She married the Icelandic international professional footballer Guðmundur Benediktsson, and their son Albert Guðmundsson (named after Ingi Björn's father) is also a professional footballer and international for the Iceland national football team.
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Icelandic association football player and association football manager
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Ingi Björn Albertsson was born on 3 November 1952 in Nice.
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Ingi Björn Albertsson is an association football player and association football coach.
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Ingi Björn Albertsson is Icelandic.
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