Björgólfur Hideaki Takefusa (born 11 May 1980) is an Icelandic former professional

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who played as a

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. He formerly represented the Iceland national team, making three appearances in 2003 and 2009.

Early life

Björgólfur was born 11 May 1980. His father is Kenichi Takefusa, noted in Iceland for teaching

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and founding the company JapÍs, which imported Japanese musical instruments and later became a record label. When Björgólfur was four years old, Kenichi left his family and returned to Japan. Björgólfur's parents divorced when he was five.

Career

His football career started at Þróttur, where he made 37 league appearances. From Þróttur he was signed by

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and played two seasons there. He was signed to KR from Fylkir in October 2005 after having enjoyed a spell there from 2003. Björgólfur moved from KR to Viking in October 2010. The most significant goal he ever scored was in a KR victory against AEL in the

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second qualifying round. This goal sealed a 2–0 victory and a tie against

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in the next qualifying round. He became a league's top scorer in

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. Björgólfur played three times for the Icelandic national team, against Mexico in 2003, and Georgia and Iran in 2009.

Personal life

Björgólfur's half-sister is the former TV presenter Dóra Takefusa. He studied finance in

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