After overachieving with IBV’s men’s and women’s teams in his early years as a coach, he was appointed assistant manager to Iceland head coach Lars Lagerback in 2011.
It was a succession plan which was set to see Lagerback take a step back in 2014.
However, plans changed and Hallgrimsson was promoted to joint-manager, and the duo guided Iceland to a first major tournament at Euro 2016.
Not only that, but they progressed from their group before the famous win over England in the last-16, which is still celebrated in the country 10 years on.
Hallgrimsson would then take sole control and Iceland qualified for their first, and so far only, World Cup in 2018.
“Under Heimir, the IBV teams were always overachieving and they almost won the league, which would have been an unbelievable achievement,” Asgeirsson added.
“He learned a lot from Lars, who changed Icelandic football with his philosophy and attitude to everything.
“He took things to another level and he was really disciplined.
“With both IBV and Iceland, you can definitely say Heimir has always been a coach who gets the most out of the players.”
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