Pétur Hafliði Marteinsson (born 14 July 1973) is a retired

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player. He played for

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in Sweden, Stabæk in Norway and

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in England during his professional career. Marteinsson was capped 36 times and scored one goal while playing for

. He is the son of former Icelandic international player

Marteinn Geirsson Marteinn Geirsson (born 11 February 1951) is a retired footballer who was capped 67 times (over 20 of those as captain) for Iceland between 1971 and 1982, scoring 8 goals. His clubs include Fram Reykjavik, for whom he scored the winning goals in ...

Club career

Marteinsson was born in

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and started his career in Fram. He moved to Swedish club

in 1996 where he was a great success. A sought-after defender, Marteinsson was bought by the Norwegian club Stabæk, coached by

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. In November 2001, he moved on to English club

, joining up with a number of fellow Icelandic players. He made his debut against

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in January 2002. He made just two more appearances during the 2001–02 season and when

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was sacked at the end of the season Marteinsson struggled to get a look in with new manager

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and then

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. Marteinsson made 18 league appearances for Stoke scoring twice against

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in 2002 before being released in September 2003. He returned to Hammarby where he spent three years and made 48 appearances for "Bajen". In October 2006, KR Reykjavik announced they had signed Marteinsson for the 2007 Icelandic premier league season, a move which saw Marteinsson return to his native

to finish his career in 2008. In his last season he won a cup.

International career

Marteinsson was

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ped 36 times for

. He made his debut in an August 1993 friendly match against the

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as a substitute for Kristján Jónsson.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marteinsson, Petur 1973 births Living people Petur Marteinsson Petur Marteinsson Petur Marteinsson Petur Marteinsson Petur Marteinsson Hammarby Fotboll players Stabæk Fotball players Stoke City F.C. players Petur Marteinsson Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in England Petur Marteinsson Petur Marteinsson Petur Marteinsson Petur Marteinsson Petur Marteinsson Petur Marteinsson Eliteserien players Allsvenskan players English Football League players Men's association football defenders