Sigursteinn Gíslason  Sigursteinn Davíð Gíslason (25 June 1968 – 16 January 2012) was an Icelandic football player and manager. A left-sided defender who could also play in midfield, he spent the majority of his playing career in his home country; he started his career with KR and later had spells with ÍA and Víkingur Reykjavík. During the 1999–2000 season, Sigursteinn joined English club Stoke City and played eight matches in the Football League. Following his retirement from playing, he became a coach at his former club KR and went on to spend three years as the club's assistant manager. In 2008, Sigursteinn was appointed as manager of Leiknir Reykjavík, a position he held for more than two seasons before being forced to retire through illness. Although born in Akranes, Sigursteinn started his career with KR Reykjavík, where he joined the reserve team in 1985. He was part of the team that beat Þróttur 6–3 in the final of the 1986 Reykjavík Championship, and was a regular for the side over the following two seasons. On 16 August 1987, Sigursteinn made his first-team debut for KR, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gunnar Skúlason in the 0–1 defeat to Keflavík. He was given his first start by manager Gordon Lee five days later as the team suffered another home defeat, losing 2–3 to ÍA. By the end of the 1987 season, he had made five senior appearances for KR. Ahead of the 1988 campaign, Sigursteinn returned to Akranes to join his hometown club ÍA as one of seven new signings. He was selected in the starting line-up for the first game of the season against Leiftur on 15 May 1988, but was forced to leave the pitch in the tenth minute after sustaining an injury in a clash with an opposition player. He scored his first goal in senior football in the 3–1 win against the same club in the return match on 16 July 1988. In total, he played 12 matches and scored twice during the 1988 campaign. The following year, Sigursteinn scored one goal in 13 appearances as ÍA achieved a sixth-place finish. During the 1990 season, he established himself as a first-team regular, starting every league match.