Atli Guðjón Helgason (born 7 March 1967) is an Icelandic lawyer and former footballer who played three games for the Iceland national football team. In 2001 he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of his business partner Einar Örn Birgisson.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Atli Guðjón Helgason | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | Þróttur Reykjavík | 45 | (9) |
| 1988–1993 | Vikingur Reykjavík | 106 | (12) |
| 1994 | Valur | 16 | (0) |
| 1995 | Fram | 16 | (0) |
| 1996 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 18 | (0) |
| 1997 | Valur | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1983 | Iceland U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 1985 | Iceland U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | Iceland | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editClub career
editAtli played for 14 seasons in the Icelandic leagues. He was the captain of the Víkingur Reykjavík team that won the national championship in 1991.[2]
National team career
editHe won three caps and scored one goal for the Iceland national football team between 1991 and 1992.
Murder of Einar Örn Birgisson
editOn November 8, 2000, 27 year old Einar Örn Birgisson, went missing. Einar, a football player and the son of former basketball star Birgir Örn Birgis,[3] was Atli's business partner and former teammate. A week later, Atli confessed to his murder, having beaten Einar four times in his head with a hammer in Öskjuhlíð in Reykjavík and hiding his body near Grindavík. On 29 May 2001 he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder.[4] He was released from prison in 2010.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Mér er engin vorkunn". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 May 2004. pp. 1, 24, 25. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Verðmæti hurfu úr dánarbúi Agnars". Dagblaðið Vísir. 17 November 2000. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ Snærós Sindradóttir (19 January 2016). "Faðir Einars Arnar: Uppreist æru Atla sem blaut tuska í andlitið". Vísir.is. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "Dómur í máli ákæruvaldsins gegn Atla Helgasyni". Mbl.is. 29 May 2001. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ Samúel Karl Ólason (18 January 2016). "Atli Helgason búinn að fá uppreist æru". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Sagan öll – Segja foreldra Einars hafa látist úr sorg – Sagði Atli allan sannleikann? – Bróðir Atla dó eftir eftirför lögreglu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 27 May 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
External links
edit- Atli Helgason international appearances at ksi.is at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 March 2016)
- Atli Helgason at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
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