Axel Andrésson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Axel.

Axel Andrésson (November 22, 1895 – June 13, 1961) was a founder of football club Víkingur Reykjavik. He was the son of Andrés Andrésson tradesman and Kristin Pálsdóttir housewife.

Axel was the mainspring for Víkingur Reykjavik in the club's early years, serving as its first chairman and coach from years 1908-1924. He was the first to become a licensed football referee at ÍSÍ - National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland.[1]

After being appointed as a coach at ÍSÍ in 1941, Axel held various sports workshops throughout Iceland, focusing upon football and handball intertwined with athletics and other sports.

In the workshops, Axel introduced new ideas and specific methods to coaching, later to become synonymous with him as the "Axel-Systems".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Borgarskjalasafn. Axel Andrésson Archives. http://www.borgarskjalasafn.is/Portaldata/21/Resources/Borgarskjalasafn/Skjalaskra/Einstaklingar/Axel_Andresson(388).pdf
  2. ↑ Mbl.is Memorial. Axel Andrésson Entrepreneur. http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/702754/
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