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Björn Helgason (born 24 September 1935) is an Icelandic former
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who played as a
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or
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. He is a former member of the Icelandic men's national football team.


International career

After key performances for ÍBÍ, Björn was selected for a friendly game against the national team in 1958. He impressed the spectators with his performance, including former
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and
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player Albert Guðmundsson who recommended him for the national team. During the summer of 1959, Björn was selected to the national team squad ahead of its home games against
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and
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in the 1960 Summer Olympics qualification but did not play. On 29 July 1959, Björn played for Iceland against
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, scoring twice in Iceland's 5–2 victory. As Iceland was missing several of its key players, the
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only counted the game as a tier-2 national game although the
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counted him as a tier-1 national game. In August, Björn was again selected to the team for the away games against Norway and Denmark in the Olympics qualification. He was an unused substitute in Iceland's 1–1 draw against Denmark but started in Iceland's 1–2 loss against Norway. After helping ÍBÍ win the 2. deild karla in 1961 and achieve promotion to the top-tier 1. deild karla, Björn was again selected to the national team ahead of its friendly game against
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on 16 September that same year. He missed Iceland's 0–1 loss after suffering a
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on practice before the game. On 7 September 1963, Björn played in Iceland's 0–6 loss against England in the 1964 Summer Olympics qualification.


Titles

* 2. deild karla:1 1961 * 3. deild karla:2 1973 1 Named 2. deild karla until 1997 when the name was changed to 1. deild karla.
2 Named 3. deild karla until 1997 when the name was changed to 2. deild karla.


Personal life

Björn is the father of Icelandic singer and actor
Helgi Björnsson Helgi Björnsson (born 10 July 1958), often referred to as Helgi Björns, is an Icelandic actor and pop/rock musician. He has released several albums with his own band Helgi Björns Og Reiðmenn Vindanna. He was also a lead vocalist for the Icela ...
.


See also

* List of Iceland international footballers


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Helgason, Bjorn 1935 births Living people Bjorn Helgason Bjorn Helgason Bjorn Helgason Association football midfielders Association football forwards Bjorn Helgason Bjorn Helgason