Ágúst Gylfason (born 1 August 1971) is an

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manager and a former player. He was manager of Breiðablik until 2019, when he became manager of Grótta's men's football team.

Club career

Ágúst started his career at

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before moving to

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. He returned to Iceland after three years to play for Fram. While playing for Valur, he worked as a carpenter and studied business administration. He was also married and had a son in early 1994. Ágúst came on trial in November 1994 together with

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. Brann's Anders Giske travelled to Iceland to negotiate a transfer with Valur. The deal included stipulation of a free transfer to an Icelandic club if Ágúst could not adapt to Norway. The personal contract was ready and signed on 4 January 1995. After Ágúst's time in Brann had run its course, he had a trial with

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in 1998. Reportedly, he also visited

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, where owner

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came to personally pick him up at the airport.

International career

Ágúst made his debut for

in an April 1993 friendly match against the

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, coming on as a late substitute for

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. He earned his 6th and last cap in a November 1996 World Cup qualifier against

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* * 1971 births Living people Agust Gylfason Agust Gylfason Agust Gylfason Agust Gylfason SK Brann players Agust Gylfason Agust Gylfason Agust Gylfason Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Agust Gylfason Agust Gylfason Agust Gylfason Eliteserien players Agust Gylfason Men's association football midfielders Agust Gylfason {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub