Icelandic football player
Gunnar Thorsteinsson Full name
Gunnar Pétursson Thorsteinsson Date of birth
(1894-06-26 ) 26 June 1894 Date of death
5 March 1921(1921-03-05) (aged 26) Place of death
Søllerød , Denmark Position(s)
Midfielder Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 1914–19??
Fram
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Gunnar Pétursson Thorsteinsson (26 June 1894 – 5 March 1921) was an Icelandic footballer. He is considered one of Iceland's first great footballers.[ 1]
Early life and family
Gunnar was the son of the entrepreneur Pétur J. Thorsteinsson and Ásthildur Guðmundsdóttir. He grew up in Copenhagen and Reykjavík . Among Gunnar's siblings were footballers Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson and Samúel Thorsteinsson and artist Guðmundur "Muggur" Thorsteinsson .[ 1]
Gunnar joined Fram in 1913, quickly becoming one of their best players.[ 1] [ 2] He was the Icelandic tournaments top goal scorer during the 1917 season .[ 3]
Death
In the fall of 1919, Gunnar fell ill with pulmonary tuberculosis .[ 4] He died in May 1921 in Søllerød , Denmark, from the illness.[ 5] At the time of his death, he was engaged to Nína Sæmundsdóttir .[ 4]
Honours, trophies and achievements
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References
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1917: G. Thorsteinsson
1918: F. Thorsteinsson
1919: F. Thorsteinsson
1935: Einarsson , Bergsteinsson & Ólafsson
1936: O. Jónsson
1937: O. Jónsson
1938: Bergsteinsson , Sigurðsson & B. Bjarnason
1939: B. Guðjónsson & Einarsson
1940: S. Jónsson & Isebarn
1941: Schram
1942: Sölvason
1943: Jónasson
1944: Sveinsson , Helgason , Eyjólfsson & E. Bergsson
1945: Óskarsson
1946: V. Guðmundsson
1947: Rí. Jónsson , Óskarsson , Halldórsson & A. Guðmundsson
1948: Hannesson
1949: Hannesson , Óskarsson & G. Jónsson
1950: Th. Þórðarson , Rí. Jónsson , Hallbjörnsson , Halldórsson & Lárusson
1951: Rí. Jónsson
1952: Rí. Jónsson
1953: Rí. Jónsson
1954: Rí. Jónsson
1955: Rí. Jónsson , Th. Jónsson & Th. Þórðarson
1956: S. Bergsson & Th. Þórðarson
1957: Th. Þórðarson
1958: Th. Þórðarson
1959: Beck
1960: Elísson & Beck
1961: Beck
1962: Elísson
1963: Hákonarsson
1964: Hafsteinsson
1965: B. Baldvinsson
1966: J. Jóhannsson
1967: Gunnarsson
1968: Númason , Árnason , Lárusson & Re. Jónsson
1969: Hallgrímsson
1970: Gunnarsson
1971: S. Jóhannsson
1972: Pálsson
1973: Gunnarsson
1974: Te. Þórðarson
1975: Hallgrímsson
1976: Albertsson
1977: Pétursson
1978: Pétursson
1979: Þorleifsson
1980: Hallgrímsson
1981: L. Guðmundsson & Þorleifsson
1982: Karlsson & Þorleifsson
1983: Albertsson
1984: Steinsson
1985: Ó. Torfason
1986: G. Torfason
1987: Ormslev
1988: Kristjánsson
1989: H. Magnússon
1990: H. Magnússon
1991: Steinsson & H. Magnússon
1992: A. Gunnlaugsson
1993: Th. Guðjónsson
1994: Biberčić
1995: A. Gunnlaugsson
1996: Daðason
1997: T. Guðmundsson
1998: Jóhannesson
1999: Jóhannesson
2000: Sigþórsson
2001: H. Hjartarson
2002: G. Hjartarson
2003: Takefusa
2004: Þorvaldsson
2005: T. Guðmundsson
2006: M. Baldvinsson
2007: Garðarsson
2008: Steinarsson
2009: Takefusa
2010: Björnsson , Finnbogason & Mbang
2011: G. Jóhannsson
2012: Guðnason
2013: Björnsson , Kjartansson & Martin
2014: Martin
2015: Pedersen
2016: G. Gunnlaugsson
2017: A. Bjarnson
2018: Pedersen
2019: Martin
2020: Lennon
2021: Hansen
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