Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1923)
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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Date of death | 7 April 1994 (aged 70) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1944 | Valur | ||
| 1944 | Rangers | ||
| 1944–1946 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| 1947–1948 | Nancy | ||
| 1948–1949 |
AC Milan | 14 | (2) |
| 1949–1952 |
RC Paris | 69 | (31) |
| 1952–1952 | Nice | 14 | (0) |
| 1953–1955 | Valur | ||
| 1956–1958 | ÍBH Hafnarfjörður | ||
| International career | |||
| 1946–1958 | Iceland | 6 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson (5 October 1923 – 7 April 1994)Minister of Finance of Iceland and Minister of Industry.
Sporting career
Albert played football from a young age with local club Valur. In 1944, he made his way to Scotland to study business at Skerry's College, Glasgow. He began his foreign footballing career with Rangers.[3] After a short stint there, he went to England where he played for Arsenal as an amateur; he played several friendly matches and two First Division matches in October 1946. He was only Arsenal's second foreign player.[4]
Political career
In 1974, he was elected to the
Minister of Finance of Iceland.[6] In 1985, he was appointed Minister of Industry, a position he held until 1987, when a tax scandal forced his resignation.[7]
Feeling that the Independence Party's leadership had failed to support him, he left the party soon after his resignation and only a few weeks before a general election.[8]
References
- ^ "Albert Guðmundsson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Albert Gudmundsson". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Iceland honours football pioneer Gudmundsson". UEFA.com. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "From 6 Yard Box To Soap Box: Footballers Who Became Politicians". 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Leaving football behind". FIFA.com. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Fyrri ráðherrar | Fjármálaráðuneytið". 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010.
- ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is.
- ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is.
External links
- Alþingi – Biography of ministers: Albert Guðmundsson (in Icelandic)
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