Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson (born 18 December 1980) is an
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
ic
football forward who last played for
Stjarnan
Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, commonly known as Stjarnan, is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.and in the top 10 in the World and they have won the League ...
.
Club career
He started his career in
Breiðablik, but moved to
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
early in his career. In October 1997, Marel went on trial with
Manchester United. After a fruitless trial with
Rosenborg BK, he signed with
Stabæk with a deal worth 600,000 Euro. In January 2003 he was sold to the Belgian club
Lokeren for just half of what
Stabæk paid for him, 300,000 Euro, but with a clause giving 25% of the total transition in a later resale.
In 2006, he was forced to cut short his career as a professional footballer due to injury
He rejoined
Breiðablik in his native Iceland. After many impressive displays in the 2006 season, he was recalled into the
Iceland national football team, Icelandic national team to face
Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
in August 2006. A few days later he returned to professional football when he signed for Norwegian club
Molde, in a deal worth 1,5 million Euro.
In 2007, after two seasons at
Molde, Marel had his contract terminated. On 30 December 2007 he signed a three-year contract with
Breiðablik, starting his third stint at the club. He scored six goals in 19 games for the club and following a dispute with the club's management, reportedly revolving around wages, he left the club on 22 April 2009 and was signed by
Valur. He started his career at Valur well, scoring three goals in his first five games, including a late equalizer against
Grindavík
Grindavík () is a fishing town on the Southern Peninsula of Iceland not far from the tuya Þorbjörn.
It is one of the few cities with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work in the fishing industry. The Blue Lagoon, Grindavík ...
and a winning goal against local rivals
Fram. On 24 March, it was declared that he would join
Stjarnan
Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, commonly known as Stjarnan, is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.and in the top 10 in the World and they have won the League ...
and play with them the following season. He played seven games in the
2010 season but hasn't played football since.
International career
Marel made his debut for
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
in an August 2001 friendly match against
Poland
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, coming on as a substitute for
Tryggvi Guðmundsson. He played 17 senior international games in total, as well as 16 times at youth level.
External links
Marel Baldvinsson profileat ''moldefk.no''
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Profileon the official
KSÍ
The Football Association of Iceland ( is, Knattspyrnusamband Íslands, KSÍ) is the governing body of association football in Iceland, football in Iceland. It was founded on 26 March 1947, joined FIFA the same year, and UEFA in 1954. It organises ...
website
Profile and stats– Lokeren
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1980 births
Living people
Marel Baldvinsson
Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson (born 18 December 1980) is an Icelandic football forward who last played for Stjarnan.
Club career
He started his career in Breiðablik, but moved to Norway early in his career. In October 1997, Marel went on trial w ...
Marel Baldvinsson
Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson (born 18 December 1980) is an Icelandic football forward who last played for Stjarnan.
Club career
He started his career in Breiðablik, but moved to Norway early in his career. In October 1997, Marel went on trial w ...
Marel Baldvinsson
Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson (born 18 December 1980) is an Icelandic football forward who last played for Stjarnan.
Club career
He started his career in Breiðablik, but moved to Norway early in his career. In October 1997, Marel went on trial w ...
Marel Baldvinsson
Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson (born 18 December 1980) is an Icelandic football forward who last played for Stjarnan.
Club career
He started his career in Breiðablik, but moved to Norway early in his career. In October 1997, Marel went on trial w ...
Marel Baldvinsson
Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson (born 18 December 1980) is an Icelandic football forward who last played for Stjarnan.
Club career
He started his career in Breiðablik, but moved to Norway early in his career. In October 1997, Marel went on trial w ...
Marel Baldvinsson
Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson (born 18 December 1980) is an Icelandic football forward who last played for Stjarnan.
Club career
He started his career in Breiðablik, but moved to Norway early in his career. In October 1997, Marel went on trial w ...
Marel Baldvinsson
Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson (born 18 December 1980) is an Icelandic football forward who last played for Stjarnan.
Club career
He started his career in Breiðablik, but moved to Norway early in his career. In October 1997, Marel went on trial w ...
Marel Baldvinsson
Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson (born 18 December 1980) is an Icelandic football forward who last played for Stjarnan.
Club career
He started his career in Breiðablik, but moved to Norway early in his career. In October 1997, Marel went on trial w ...
K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players
Molde FK players
Expatriate footballers in Norway
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Marel Baldvinsson
Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson (born 18 December 1980) is an Icelandic football forward who last played for Stjarnan.
Club career
He started his career in Breiðablik, but moved to Norway early in his career. In October 1997, Marel went on trial w ...
Eliteserien players
Norwegian First Division players
Belgian Pro League players
Marel Baldvinsson
Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson (born 18 December 1980) is an Icelandic football forward who last played for Stjarnan.
Club career
He started his career in Breiðablik, but moved to Norway early in his career. In October 1997, Marel went on trial w ...
Association football forwards