Solvi Ottesen

Solvi Geir Ottesen Jonsson (born 18 February 1984) is an Icelandic footballer, who plays as centre back for Icelandic club Vikingur. Solvi earned 28 caps for the Iceland national football team.

Solvi is among the most decorated Icelandic professional footballers ever. In his professional career, Solvi picked up seven titles. In Sweden, he won the Allsvenskan and the Svenska Cupen on two occasions. In Denmark he won the Superliga twice and the Cup. As he moved to Asia he helped Jiangsu Sainty to win the Chinese FA Cup. He also played a part with Buriram United as they won the Thai League 1.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Reykjavik, Solvi started his career at Vikingur Reykjavik, where he came through the academy. After progressing the ranks of the youth team, he made his Vikingur Reykjavik debut as an 84th-minute substitute, in a 7–2 win over KS on 25 August 2001. Ottesen went on to make four appearances for the side at the end of the 2001 season. The following 2002 season saw his first team opportunities increased, making a total of ten appearances.

The 2003 season saw Ottesen continuing to establish himself in the starting eleven for Vikingur Reykjavik. He went on to make eighteen appearances for the side at the end of the 2003 season. His performance saw him being named 1. deild karla's Team of the Year. Despite signing a three–year contract with for Vikingur Reykjavik, Ottesen was linked with a move away with the club, with Norwegian side Brann and Football League Second Division side Barnsley were interested in signing him.

Despite suffering from an injury, Ottesen was a first team regular until July 2004, where he made eight appearances for the side. By the time he departed from the club, Ottesen made 32 appearances in the heart of defence for Vikingur between years 2001 and 2004, spurring interest from abroad.

Djurgarden

Solvi signed for Swedish side Djurgarden on 10 July 2004, signing a four and half yea

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