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List Of Iceland International Footballers
The Iceland national football team is the representative association football affiliated to FIFA. The team played its first match on 17 July 1946 against Denmark and played only friendly matches for the first eleven years of its existence before participating in the qualification campaign for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Iceland have played a total of 402 international fixtures as of 16 October 2012. More than 400 players have represented Iceland in international football; of these, Rúnar Kristinsson has won the most caps with a total of 104 between 1987 and 2004, making him the only Icelander to make more than 100 appearances for the country. Conversely, the Iceland careers of 78 of those players consisted of a single international cap. Former Chelsea and Barcelona forward Eiður Guðjohnsen is the all-time leading goalscorer for Iceland, with 24 goals in 74 matches. Ríkharður Jónsson scored the second-most goals with 17, while Guðjohnsen's father Arnór is joint-third in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland National Football Team
The Iceland national football team (in ) represents Iceland in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland, and have been a FIFA member since 1947 and an UEFA member since 1957. The team's nickname is ''Strákarnir okkar'', which means ''Our Boys'' in Icelandic. The team has enjoyed success in the second half of the 2010s. In the qualifying rounds for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Iceland reached the playoffs before losing to Croatia. Iceland reached its first major tournament, UEFA Euro 2016, after a qualification campaign which included home and away wins over the Netherlands. After advancing to the knockout stages of Euro 2016, Iceland defeated England in the Round of 16, advancing to the quarter-finals, where they lost to host nation France 5–2. They became the smallest nation by population to ever clinch a FIFA World Cup berth when they qualified for the 2018 tournament on 9 October 2017. They drew with Argentina in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aðalsteinn Aðalsteinsson
Aðalsteinn Aðalsteinsson (born 25 April 1962) is an Icelandic former footballer, who played as a midfielder, and now a football manager. He won four caps for the Iceland national football team between 1982 and 1990. He is currently the manager of 4. deild karla team Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur, known as ''UMF Skallagrímur'' or just ''Skallagrímur'', is a multi-sports club from Borgarnes, Iceland. It was founded on 3 December 1916. Each sport has its own division with a separate board, football, basketba .... He was appointed manager in 2015. ReferencesAðalsteinn Aðalsteinsson international appearancesat ksi.is 1962 births Living people Icelandic men's footballers Iceland men's international footballers Iceland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur players SK Djerv 1919 players Íþróttafélagið Völsungur players Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur manager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Sigurðsson , the championship trophy of the Swedish ju ...
Anton may refer to: People * Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Anton (surname) Places * Anton Municipality, Bulgaria ** Anton, Sofia Province, a village * Antón District, Panama ** Antón, a town and capital of the district * Anton, Colorado, an unincorporated town * Anton, Texas, a city * Anton, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *River Anton, Hampshire, United Kingdom Other uses * Case Anton, codename for the German and Italian occupation of Vichy France in 1942 * Anton (computer), a highly parallel supercomputer for molecular dynamics simulations * ''Anton'' (1973 film), a Norwegian film * ''Anton'' (2008 film), an Irish film *Anton Cup The Anton Cup is the championship trophy of the Swedish junior hockey league, J20 SuperElit. The trophy was donated by Anton Johansson, chairman of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association between 1924 and 1948, in 1952, as an award for Sweden's top-ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Bjarnason , the championship trophy of the Swedish ju ...
Anton may refer to: People * Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Anton (surname) Places * Anton Municipality, Bulgaria ** Anton, Sofia Province, a village * Antón District, Panama ** Antón, a town and capital of the district * Anton, Colorado, an unincorporated town * Anton, Texas, a city * Anton, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *River Anton, Hampshire, United Kingdom Other uses * Case Anton, codename for the German and Italian occupation of Vichy France in 1942 * Anton (computer), a highly parallel supercomputer for molecular dynamics simulations * ''Anton'' (1973 film), a Norwegian film * ''Anton'' (2008 film), an Irish film *Anton Cup The Anton Cup is the championship trophy of the Swedish junior hockey league, J20 SuperElit. The trophy was donated by Anton Johansson, chairman of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association between 1924 and 1948, in 1952, as an award for Sweden's top-ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Ari Einarsson
Anton Ari Einarsson (born 25 August 1994) is an Icelandic football goalkeeper who plays for Breiðablik of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. Club career Anton began his career with Afturelding, but he had a short loan spell with Fourth division side Hvíti riddarinn before he made his Afturelding debut. In 2014, he signed for Úrvalsdeild side Valur. Anton had loan spells at Tindastóll and Grindavík before breaking in as the first-choice keeper for Valur. International career In 2017, Anton was called up to play for Iceland's national football team for a friendly match against Mexico. He made his full debut coming on as a half-time substitute in Iceland's 6–0 win over Indonesia Selection in a friendly. Honours Valur * Icelandic Championships (1): 2017 * Icelandic Cups (2): 2015, 2016 * Icelandic League Cups (1): 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Karl Gregory
Anthony Karl Gregory (born 6 July 1967) is a retired Icelandic football striker. International career Gregory was born in Iceland to an African-American father and Icelandic mother. He made his debut for Iceland in an August 1990 friendly match away against the Faroe Islands, in which he scored two goals, and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was a May 1991 European Championship qualification match against Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares .... References External links * 1966 births Living people Men's association football forwards Anthony Karl Gregory Anthony Karl Gregory Anthony Karl Gregory Anthony Karl Gregory Anthony Karl Gregory FK Bodø/Glimt players Anthony Karl Gregory Anthony Karl Gregory Úrval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andri Sigþórsson
Andri Sigþórsson (born 25 March 1977) is an Icelandic former international footballer. Career Andri, who played as a striker, played as a youth for KR, before joining the youth setup of Bayern Munich. He played for Bayern's reserve team in the Regionalliga, but returned to Iceland in 1996, rejoining KR. In 2000, he was joint top scorer in the Icelandic Premier Division, and briefly returned to Germany in 1997, for a loan spell with FSV Zwickau. After three more years with KR, moved to Austria, joining SV Salzburg, then to Norway, where he played for Molde FK. His career was cut short in 2004 when he suffered a serious knee injury. He made seven appearances for Iceland, scoring two goals. These goals came in back-to-back matches against Poland and the Czech Republic. Personal life Andri is famous for being a star player in Championship Manager 3, being set with the maximum potential of 200. His brother Kolbeinn is also a professional footballer and Andri has acted as his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andri Rúnar Bjarnason
Andri Rúnar Bjarnason (born 12 November 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Valur. In 2017, he tied the Besta deild karla single season goal record with 19 goals. The following year, he debuted for the Iceland national team. Career Early career Andri started his career with his hometown club Ungmennafélag Bolungarvíkur in 2005. The next nine seasons, he played for BÍ/Bolungarvík, a joint team of Boltafélag Ísafjarðar and Ungmennafélag Bolungarvíkur. In 2015, he moved to Pepsi deildin club Víkingur Reykjavík. Between these moves Andri also attended college in the US and played with North Carolina Wesleyan College's soccer team where he was named USA South Rookie of the Year honors and to the All-South Atlantic Region Second Team. Grindavík In 2016, Andri joined Inkasso League's Grindavík on loan from Víkingur Reykjavík and helped the club achieve promotion to Úrvalsdeild karla. After the season he transferred to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andri Marteinsson
Andri Marteinsson (born 31 January 1965) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a midfielder. He won 20 caps for the Iceland national football team between 1984 and 1994. Andri was most recently the manager of 1. deild karla side ÍR, having also previously coached Haukar Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar ( en, Hawks F.C.) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Football, Handball, Basketball, Karate, Skiing & Chess. Club history The club was founded on 12 April 1931, when 13 young boys ... and Víkingur Reykjavík. References Andri Marteinsson international appearancesat ksi.is Marteinsson, Andri Marteinsson, Andri Icelandic men's footballers Men's association football defenders Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur players Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur players Fylkir players Breiðablik men's football players Lyn Fotball players Iceland men's international footballers Þór Akureyri players Icelandic football managers {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Már Jóhannesson
Andrés Már Jóhannesson (born 21 December 1988) is a retired Icelandic footballer who played as a midfielder for Fylkir. Club career Andrés was born in Reykjavík. He made his debut for Haugesund on 3 August 2011 against Sogndal, in a 4–0 win. In 2013, he was loaned out to his former club Fylkir Íþróttafélagið Fylkir is a multi-sport club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. It features departments in football, handball, volleyball, gymnastics and karate. Kit The Fylkir official home kit is combi ... but Haugesund recalled him back in August. In 2014, he completed a permanent move back to Fylkir signing a two-year contract. Career statistics References 1988 births Living people Andres Mar Johannesson Andres Mar Johannesson Andres Mar Johannesson Andres Mar Johannesson Johannesson, Andres Mar Andres Mar Johannesson FK Haugesund players Andres Mar Johannesson Eliteserien players Andres Mar Johannesson Andres Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfreð Finnbogason
Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Lyngby Boldklub and the Iceland national team. With Heerenveen, Alfreð was the Dutch Eredivisie's top scorer in the 2013–14 season with 29 goals, a tally topped only by Luis Suárez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jonathan Soriano in Europe's top leagues that season. Alfreð made his debut for the Iceland national team against the Faroe Islands in 2010. He has earned 63 caps to date, scoring 15 goals. He was part of their squad at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where he became the first Icelander to score a goal in the FIFA World Cup. Club career Born in Grindavík, Alfreð played for Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur's youth teams while also spending two years of his childhood in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Alfreð played for boys' club Hutchison Vale, and became a fan of Hibernian, while his father studied in the city. Breiðablik upl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Högnason
Alexander Högnason (born 7 August 1968) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a defender. He won three caps for the Iceland national football team The Iceland national football team (in ) represents Iceland in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland, and have been a FIFA member since 1947 and an UEFA member since 1957. The team's nickn ... between 1990 and 1996 and scored once. References * 1968 births Living people Alexander Hognason Alexander Hognason Men's association football defenders Alexander Hognason Alexander Hognason {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
