Valur Fannar Gíslason (born 8 September 1977) is an Icelandic former

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who played as a defender and

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Club career

Born in

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

, Valur played for Fram,

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Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...

Strømsgodset Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county (from 1964 Buskerud county) in Norway which is today a part of the city of Drammen. History Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes (Drammen). ...

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 ...

, Valur,

Haukar Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar (, ) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Association football, Football, Haukar Handball, Handball, Basketball, Haukar RC, Rugby union, Karate, Skiing & Chess. Club history The clu ...

and Vatnaliljur.

International career

Valur represented Iceland at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels, and also earned 5 caps for the senior team.

References

1977 births Living people Valur Gislason Valur Gislason Valur Gislason Valur Gislason Valur Gislason Arsenal F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Valur Gislason Valur Gislason Valur Gislason Valur Gislason English Football League players Eliteserien players Valur Gislason Valur Gislason Valur Gislason Expatriate men's footballers in England Valur Gislason Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub