Ellert Schram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6th Chairman of KSÍ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1973–1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Albert Guðmundsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Eggert Magnússon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th President of ÍSÍ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1991–2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sveinn Björnsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ólafur Rafnsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1939 Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 January 2025 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Anna G. Ásgeirsdóttir (divorced) Ágústa Jóhannsdóttir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Aldís Þorbjörg Brynjólfsdóttir Björgvin Schram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Arna Schram (daughter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Iceland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ellert Björgvinsson Schram (10 October 1939 – 24 January 2025) was an Icelandic footballer and politician.
Football career
Club
At club level Ellert played as a forward for Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur and competed at the 1966–67 European Cup, scoring two goals against FC Nantes. He played in the Icelandic top-tier league from 1957 to 1971, scoring 62 goals.
He won the Icelandic Football Cup seven times with KR from 1960 to 1967. He was captain of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur when they played Liverpool in August 1964 which was Liverpool's first ever European game. KR lost the first game 5–1 and lost 11–1 on aggregate.
International
Ellert was part of the Iceland national football team between 1959 and 1970. He played 23 matches, scoring 6 goals.
Managerial career
Ellert was the manager of KR during the 1973 season.
Honours
- Icelandic championships: 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1968
- Icelandic Football Cup (7): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967
Political career
After his playing days were over, Ellert served as the chairman of the Football Association of Iceland from 1973 to 1989. He served as a member of Alþingi for the Independence Party, from 1971 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1987, and for the Social Democratic Alliance from 2007 to 2009.
Death
Ellert died on 24 January 2025, at the age of 85.
References
- ^ a b Jakob Bjarnar Grétarsson (24 January 2025). "Ellert B. Schram er fallinn frá". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Andlát: Ellert B. Schram". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "KR-ingar fengu góða dóma fyrir leik sinn í Nantes". Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 October 1966. pp. 2, 5. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (31 July 2018). "Óskar Örn bætti markamet Ellerts B. Schram". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Einn tapleikur í átta ár". Vísir (in Icelandic). 24 October 1967. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ @OldLFC_Colour (7 March 2022). "Ron Yeats shakes hands with Reykjavik captain Ellert Schram ahead of the Reds' 1st-ever game in European competitio…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sex af átta liðum 1. deildar með erlenda þjálfara að sumri?". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 October 1973. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Formenn KSÍ frá upphafi". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Egill Helgason (11 December 2018). "Maðurinn sem kemur alltaf aftur í þingið". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
External links
- Ellert Schram at IMDb
- Biography at Alþingi
- Ellert Schram at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
