ICELANDIC footie boss Heimir Hallgrímsson will set up home with his wife Iris in Ireland as he prepares to throw himself into Irish culture. But our shock new gaffer admits the two countries are very similar, adding: “When you have a pint you like to sing like us.” On Wednesday, the FAI revealed that he would take over as manager of the men’s international football team — 231 days after Stephen Kenny vacated the role.
And he was today officially unveiled at a press conference at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium after the unexpected announcement. Asked what he knows about Ireland and its people, qualified dentist Heimir told The Irish Sun: “It’s a very beautiful country. It’s similar to Iceland, happy people, proud people, hard-working people.
“When you have a pint you like to sing like us. I think there is a lot of similarities between the two nations that’s why when we come here we feel at home because we connect to the culture, to the personalities of Irish people. “They are really welcoming, I must say that.
Whenever we’ve been here, it’s really a welcoming nation.” Heimir, 57, looked relaxed as he spoke to members of the media today, shaking hands and asking each person their name. He will move to Ireland with wife Iris after agreeing to take the €650,000-a-year job.
It follows his resignation the Jamaica national team’s manager following their elimination from the Copa America. Heimir has been staying in an apartment in Dublin for the past.