Eyleifur Hafsteinsson
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1947-05-31) 31 May 1947 (age 77) | ||
Place of birth | Akranes, Iceland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
ÍA | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1965 | ÍA | 20 | (17) |
1966–1969 | KR | (18) | |
1970–1973 | ÍA | 41 | (19) |
1974 | ÍA | 11 | (1) |
Total | (37) | ||
International career | |||
1965 | Iceland U19 | 2 | (1) |
1964–1972 | Iceland | 26 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eyleifur Hafsteinsson (born 31 May 1947) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a forward. He won the Icelandic championship in 1968, 1970 and 1974 and the Icelandic Cup in 1966.[1] He was part of the Iceland national team between 1964 and 1972, playing 26 matches and scoring 4 goals.[2]
Career
After coming up through the junior teams of Íþróttabandalag Akraness (ÍA), he debuted with the senior team in 1964.[3][4] He became an instant hit, becoming the youngest player ever to score in the Icelandic top-tier league when he did so three days before his 17th birthday. He finished the 1964 season as the league's top goal scorer with 10 goals.[1] The following year he spent three months in Glasgow, Scotland, where he trained with the Glasgow Rangers.[5] He returned to ÍA before the start of the 1965 season where he scored 7 goals.[6] In 1966, he moved to Reykjavík and joined Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur where he played until 1969.[7][8] In 1970, he returned to ÍA where he finished his career in 1975, at the age of 27.[9]
Career statistics
Club | Season | ||
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Apps | Goals | ||
ÍA | 1964[10] | 10 | 10 |
1965[11][12] | 10 | 7 | |
KR | 1966[13] | ? | 5 |
1967[14] | ? | 3 | |
1968[15] | ? | 6 | |
1969[16] | ? | 4 | |
ÍA | 1970[17] | 14 | 5 |
1971[18] | 14 | 3 | |
1972[19] | 13 | 11 | |
ÍA | 1974 | 11 | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Á Sigurslóð: Ótrúlegt afrek Eyleifs". Skagafréttir (in Icelandic). 15 October 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Orri Páll Ormarsson (23 April 2023). "Ræddi við markvörð í miðjum leik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Hvarflaði aldrei að mér, að ég myndi leika með Ríkharði". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 23 July 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Við getum alveg eins unnið ef liðið verður samstillt". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 26 July 1964. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Ég hef ekki hug á að gerast atvinnumaður". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 12 May 1965. pp. 11, 15. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Íslandsmeistarar í 19 sinn". Íþróttablaðið. 1 October 1965. p. 198. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Eyleifur hættir hjá KR og flytur aftur upp á Akranes". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 27 November 1969. p. 2. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Heldur með báðum liðum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 27 July 2002. p. 10. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Íþróttamaður dagsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Á Sigurslóð: Ótrúlegt afrek Eyleifs". 15 October 2017.
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External links
- Eyleifur Hafsteinsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Archived profile at Íþróttabandalag Akraness
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