Guðmundur Torfason

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Guðmundur Torfason
Personal information
Full name Guðmundur Halldór Torfason
Date of birth (1961-12-13) 13 December 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Height 6 ft 01 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)
striker
Youth career
ÍBV
Ármann
Fram
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1986 Fram 34 (27)
1986–1987 Beveren
1987–1988 Winterslag
1988 Racing Genk
ttl Belgium 43 (8 )
1988–1989 Rapid Vienna 7 (1)
1989–1992 St Mirren 77 (26)
1992–1994 St Johnstone 38 (9)
1994–1995 Doncaster Rovers 4 (0)
1995 Fylkir 17 (4)
1996 Grindavík 12 (2)
International career
1978 Iceland U-17 1 (0)
1985–1991 Iceland 26 (4)
Managerial career
1996–1998 Grindavík
2000 Fram
2001–2002 ÍR
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guðmundur "Gunni" Torfason (born 13 December 1961, in Vestmannaeyjar) is an Icelandic former footballer and manager.

Playing career

Club

A

KV Mechelen.[3] He then had a spell with Austrians Rapid Vienna, before joining St Mirren in 1989.[4] He became club top scorer three seasons in a row.[5] In 1992 Guðmundur left St Mirren for St Johnstone.[6] In 1995, he moved for a brief spell at Doncaster Rovers.[7] He returned to Iceland to play for second division Fylkir and eventually ended his career after spending the 1996 season with Grindavík
.

International

Guðmundur made his debut for

friendly match against the Faroe Islands and has earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 4 goals.[8] He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[9] and played his last international match for Iceland in a November 1991 European Championship qualifying match against France
.

International goals

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 May 1987 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Netherlands 1–1 2–2 1988 Olympic Games qualification
2 26 May 1987 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Netherlands 1–1 2–2 1988 Olympic Games qualification
3 2 September 1987 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  East Germany 1–0 2–0 1988 Olympic Games qualification
4 12 October 1988 İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 1–0 1–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

[10]

Managerial career

Guðmundur was a player-coach for Fylkir during the 1995 season.[11] In November 1995, he was hired as the coach of Grindavík.[12] He coached Fram in 2000.[13]

On 30 October 2011 Guðmundur returned to Scottish football after being appointed as Rangers' Icelandic scout.[14]

References

  1. Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  2. Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  3. ^ Gele ditjes, blauwe datjes - Free Thiel Vrienden (in Dutch)
  4. Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  5. ^ Herald Scotland interview - 15 December 2012
  6. The British Newspaper Archive. Closed access icon
  7. ^ "Doncaster Rovers Player Profile". Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  8. ^ Landsleikir (National team career) - KSI (Islandic FA)
  9. ^ Guðmundur Torfason – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. ^ MATCHES → all internationals of Guðmundur Torfason - EU Football
  11. Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  12. Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ Gunni joins Gers - Football.co.uk

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