Matthías Hallgrímsson (born 12 December 1946) is an Icelandic former

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who played as a

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Career

Club career

Matthías played club football in Iceland and Sweden for ÍA, Halmia and

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. He was topscorer in the Úrvalsdeild in the 1969 and 1975 seasons.

International career

Matthías scored 11 goals in 45 appearances for the

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. 4 of those appearances came in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

References

1946 births Living people Matthias Hallgrimsson Matthias Hallgrimsson Matthias Hallgrimsson Men's association football forwards Matthias Hallgrimsson IS Halmia players Matthias Hallgrimsson Matthias Hallgrimsson Matthias Hallgrimsson Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub