Jón Þór Hauksson

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

Jón Þór Hauksson
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-05-02) 2 May 1978
Position Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 ÍA (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Skallagrímur 9 (1)
ÍA
Kári
ÍA
2003 Afturelding 1 (0)
2007 Kári 3 (0)
Managerial career
ÍA (assistant)
2017 ÍA
2017–2018 Stjarnan (assistant)
2018–2020 Iceland women
2021–2022 Vestri
2022–2025 ÍA
2025 Vestri
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jón Þór Hauksson (born 2 May 1978) is an Icelandic football coach and former player. He was the manager of the Icelandic women's national team from 2018 to 2020. He was most recently the manager of Besta deild karla club Vestri.

Managing career

Jón Þór started his coaching career as an assistant manager for ÍA.[2] He served as the team's manager for six games in 2017 after the firing of manager Gunnlaugur Jónsson. After the season he was hired as an assistant manager of Stjarnan men's team where he won the Icelandic Cup in 2018.[3]

In October 2018, Jón Þór was introduced as the new manager of the Icelandic women's national team.[4] In December 2020, he guided the team to a berth at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 after the team defeated Hungary 1–0.[5] On 8 December 2020, the Football Association of Iceland announced that Jón Þór would step down as the manager of the national team, following remarks he made towards certain players in front of the whole team, while under the influence of alcohol, during its celebration of the victory against Hungary. In a statement released by Jón Þór, he acknowledged that he had crossed the line with his remarks as the celebration was neither the place nor time to make them and certainly not while under the influence of alcohol.[6]

In July 2021, he was hired as the head coach of 1. deild karla club Vestri, replacing Heiðar Birnir Torleifsson who had resigned days earlier.[7] Signing a contract until the end of the 2021 season, Jón Þór lead Vestri to a 5th place finish in the league. He also oversaw a strong performance in the Icelandic Cup, with Vestri reaching the semi-finals before losing to eventual champions Víkingur.[8] On 15 October 2021, following the conclusion of the season and rumours around his future, Vestri announced on social media that Jón Þór had signed a new contract at the club.[9] On 30 January 2022, Vestri announced that Jón Þór would be leaving his position as manager following an approach from ÍA.[10] Jón Þór was confirmed as the new ÍA manager later that same evening, signing a three-year contract.[11]

References

  1. ^ Jón Þór Hauksson at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Ólafur Ingi Guðmundsson (3 September 2013). "Jón Þór Hauksson ráðinn nýr yfirþjálfari KFÍA". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (9 October 2018). "Jón Þór verður næsti landsliðsþjálfari kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. ^ "A kvenna - Jón Þór Hauksson nýr landsliðsþjálfari". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. ^ Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (1 December 2020). "Jón Þór: "Við erum bara í skýjunum"". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (8 December 2020). "Jón Þór hættir sem landsliðsþjálfari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ^ Elvar Geir Magnússon (15 July 2021). "Jón Þór tekur við Vestra út tímabilið (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. ^ Haraldur Örn Haraldsson (2 October 2021). "Skýrslan: Kristall Máni afgreiddi Vestra menn með þrennu". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  9. ^ Hafliði Breiðfjord (15 October 2021). "Jón Þór, Nikolaj og Nacho Gil áfram í Vestra (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  10. ^ Brynjar Ingi Erluson (30 January 2022). "Jón Þór hættur hjá Vestra (Staðfest) - Tekur við ÍA". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  11. ^ Brynjar Ingi Erluson (30 January 2022). "Jón Þór gerir þriggja ára samning við ÍA (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 October 2025.


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