Guðmundur "Gunni" Torfason (born 13 December 1961, in

Vestmannaeyjar Vestmannaeyjar (, sometimes anglicized as Westman Islands) is a municipality and archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. The largest island, Heimaey, has a population of 4,414, most of whom live in the archipelago's main town, Vestmannaeyja ...

) is an

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ic former

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and manager.

Playing career

Club

A striker, he became top goalscorer in the Icelandic league in 1986 with 19 goals when he was also named the Player of the Year. He moved to continental Europe with Belgian sides

Beveren Beveren () is a former municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders which comprises the towns of Beveren, Doel, Haasdonk, Kallo, Kieldrecht, Melsele, Verrebroek and Vrasene. The port of the Waasland (Dutch: ''Waaslandhaven'') ...

and Winterslag who later merged with Waterschei to become Racing Genk. Guðmundur became the first ever goalscorer of the new club when he scored against

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. He then had a spell with

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, before joining St Mirren in 1989. He became club top scorer three seasons in a row. In 1992 Guðmundur left St Mirren for St Johnstone. In 1995, he moved for a brief spell at

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. He returned to Iceland to play for second division

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 ...

and eventually ended his career after spending the 1996 season with Grindavík.

International

Guðmundur made his debut for

in July 1985

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against the

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and has earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 4 goals. He represented his country in 5

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matches and played his last international match for

in a November 1991 European Championship qualifying match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.''

Managerial career

Guðmundur was a player-coach for

during the 1995 season. In November 1995, he was hired as the coach of Grindavík. He coached Fram in 2000. On 30 October 2011 Guðmundur returned to Scottish football after being appointed as Rangers' Icelandic scout.Gunni joins Gers
- Football.co.uk

References

External links

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Player archive
- Rapid Wien * 1961 births Living people Gudmundur Torfason Gudmundur Torfason Gudmundur Torfason Gudmundur Torfason Gudmundur Torfason Gudmundur Torfason K.S.K. Beveren players K.F.C. Winterslag players K.R.C. Genk players SK Rapid Wien players St Mirren F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Gudmundur Torfason Gudmundur Torfason Austrian Football Bundesliga players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Gudmundur Torfason Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Gudmundur Torfason Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in England Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in England Scottish Football League players Men's association football forwards English Football League players 20th-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub