Ellert Schram

Ellert Björgvinsson Schram was an Icelandic 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 seven times with KR from 1960 to 1967. He was captain of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur when they played Liverpool in August 1964 which was Liverpool's first ever European game. KR lost the first game 5–1 and lost 11–1 on aggregate.

International

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

Managerial career

Ellert was the manager of KR during the 1973 season.

Honours

Icelandic championships: 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1968
Icelandic Football Cup : 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967

Political career

After his playing days were 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.

Death

Ellert died on 24 January 2025, at the age of 85.