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Davíð Þór Viðarsson (born 24 April 1984) is a former
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ic
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who played as a
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for FH and the Iceland national team. He was the club captain of
Úrvalsdeild The Besta deild karla () is a professional association football league in Iceland and the highest level of the Icelandic football league system. The competition was founded in 1912 as the Icelandic Championship. Because of the harsh winters in I ...
club FH Hafnarfjörður. He had previously played in the
Norwegian Premier League Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...
with Lillestrøm SK and has represented his country on 9 occasions. He signed for Swedish
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club
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on a three-year contract in December 200

On 14 August 2012, Viðarsson joined
Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991, the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the for ...
side Vejle Boldklub Kolding on a two-year contract.


Personal life

Davíð is the brother of fellow Icelandic midfielders Arnar and
Bjarni Bjarni is an Icelandic male given name and may refer to: * Bjarni Ármannsson resigned as CEO of Glitnir (formerly Íslandsbanki) in May 2007 * Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson (born 1982), footballer (defender) from Iceland *Bjarni Benediktsson (born ...
. Their father, Viðar Halldórsson was also a professional footballer. He is a candidate for the Independence Party in the 2017 election.


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* * 1984 births Living people David Vidarsson David Vidarsson Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark David Vidarsson Eliteserien players Belgian Pro League players Superettan players Lillestrøm SK players David Vidarsson David Vidarsson K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Östers IF players Vejle Boldklub Kolding players David Vidarsson David Vidarsson David Vidarsson Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub