Hallgrímur Jonasson is an international footballer who currently plays as the center back for Iceland national football team and Icelandic multi-sport club, Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar. The 31-year-old footballer has previously played for Völsungur, Lyngby BK, OB, SønderjyskE, GAIS, Keflavík, and Dare.
Jónasson has represented his national team at UEFA Euro qualifying, World Cup qualification and International Friendlies.
Hallgrímur Jónasson was born on May 4, 1986, in Husavik, Iceland where his family still lives. He belongs to white ethnicity and holds an Icelandic nationality.
Jonasson first joined the youth academy of Völsungur making his debut at the age of 16 in 2002.
Jonasson current market value is estimated at €300,000 as of December 18, 2017, while his market value of 2012 was estimated to be €600,000. He has been the brand ambassador for Nike through which he gets paid the big chunk of money.
As of 2018, Jónasson's annual salary is estimated at €300,000 from his current club. Thus, the net worth of the player is not accurate which is estimated at thousands of dollars.
Hallgrímur Jónasson began his career as a member of the Volsungur in 2002. Later, he left the club after scoring 3 goals in 12 matches.
On January 16, 2003, Jónasson was transferred to Thór where he spent three seasons with the club. He left the club after making 35 appearances scoring 3 goals.
Jónasson moved to Keflavik IF on December 21, 2005, where he played as a central defender and midfielder as well. Before leaving the club, he scored 4 goals in 49 appearances. He was signed by GAIS on January 1, 2009, on a free transfer. For the club, he scored 2 goals in 47 appearances.
On July 1, 2011, Jónasson was loaned to SønderjyskE with whom he played 15 matches scoring 1 goals before ending his loan career.
Jónasson then permanently signed by SønderjyskE while his market value was estimated at €450 thousand. He left the club in 2015, after making 78 appearances scoring 4 goals.
On January 1, 2015, Jónasson moved to Odense BK on a free transfer. He left the club in 2016 without any goals in 48 appearances. He then signed with Lyngby BK on Jul 13, 2016. He scored 2 goals in 30 appearances before ending his career in a team.
On January 1, 2018, Jónasson was sent to Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar on a free transfer. To this date, he has n’t won any noticeable awards.
After representing Iceland in the U-19 side in 4 games and playing at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification in 2007, Jónasson went on to make his debut for the senior Iceland national football team against the Faroe Islands in an international friendly on 16 March 2008.
Jónasson scored his first international goal against Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualification on October 7, 2011.
Jónasson then scored his second goal against Sweden in an international friendly on May 30, 2012. He has been capped 16 times for his national team scoring 3 goals.
Jonasson is supported by Jón Guðni Fjóluson, Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson and Böðvar Böðvarsson in an international match.
Hallgrimur Jonasson is a married man and has 3 kids as he told in an interview. He also revealed his desire of settling in Iceland with his family after the end of his career. He has also thought of starting his coaching career in Denmark after his retirement.
During his spare time, he often goes hunting and fishing with his brothers and father.
Jonasson is physically fit and attractive personality with 6 feet 1-inch height and his weight is 81kg.
