Garðar Örn Hinriksson

Garðar Örn Hinriksson (born 10 December 1971) is an Icelandic former football referee.[1] He was a FIFA listed referee from 2004[2] to 2009.[3] He was named the Úrvalsdeild karla Referee of the Year in 2004, 2006 and 2007.[4]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Garðar Örn.
Garðar Örn Hinriksson
Born (1971-12-10) 10 December 1971
Iceland
Domestic
Years League Role
1994–2016 Icelandic leagues Referee
International
Years League Role
2004–2009 FIFA listed Referee

In 1996 he earned the nickname The Red Baron after he gave five players and one coach the red card in a 2. deild karla match between Dalvík and Grótta.[5] As a result, the match was abandoned due to Grótta having too few players left on the pitch.[6] On June 9, 2008, he handed out five red cards in a Úrvalsdeild karla match between Grindavík and Fram.[7][5] After handing out only one red card during the 2007,[8] he set a league record on June 30, 2008 when he handed out his 9th red card to a player on the season.[9]

Garðar retired from refereeing in May 2016.[10] Shortly after, he was diagnosed with the Parkinson's disease.[11]

Honours

References
  1. "Garðar hættur að dæma". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. "Garðar í hóp FIFA-dómara". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 December 2004. p. C2. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. "Garðar Örn leggur flautuna á hilluna að móti loknu í haust". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 2 January 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. Víðir Sigurðsson (4 May 2012). "Garðar Örn kemur í dómgæsluna af fullum krafti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 30. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. "Rauði baróninn stendur undir nafni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 9 June 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. Stefán Árni Pálsson (7 May 2016). "Garðar Örn segist vera endanlega hættur: „Hreinlega grét ég af reiði"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. "Garðar skráði sig á spjöld sögunnar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 June 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  8. Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (2 July 2008). "Dómarar óttast um öryggi sitt". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 34. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  9. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 July 2008). "Nýtt Íslandsmet í rauðum spjöldum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 34. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  10. "Rauði Baróninn hættur 44 ára". Vísir.is. Stöð 2. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  11. Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (3 May 2018). "Garðar Örn: Var orðinn þreyttur á að ljúga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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