Ellert Schram


Ellert Björgvinsson Schram is an Icelandic former footballer and politician.

Football career

Club

At club level Ellert played as a forward for Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur and competed at the 1966–67 European Cup, scoring two goals against FC Nantes. He played in the Icelandic top-tier league from 1957 to 1971, scoring 62 goals.
He won the Icelandic Football Cup 7 times with KR from 1960 to 1967.

International

Ellert was part of the Iceland national football team between 1959 and 1970. He played 23 matches, scoring 6 goals.

Managerial career

He was the manager of KR during the 1973 season.

Titles

After his playing days where over, Ellert served as the chairman of the Football Association of Iceland from 1973 to 1989. He served as a member of Alþingi for the Independence Party, from 1971 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1987, and for the Social Democratic Alliance from 2007 to 2009.