Hermann Gunnarsson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hermann Gunnarsson | ||
Date of birth | 9 December 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Iceland | ||
Date of death | 4 June 2013 | (aged 66)||
Place of death | Thailand[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1955–1956 | Víkingur R.[2] | ||
1957–1963 | Valur[2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1968 | Valur | ||
1969 | SC Eisenstadt | ||
1970 | ÍBA | (14) | |
1971–1976 | Valur | ||
International career | |||
1967–1973 | Iceland | 14 | (4) |
1967 | Iceland Olympic | 2 | (0) |
1966–1968 | Iceland amateur | 4 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1970 | ÍBA | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hermann Gunnarsson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | 9 December 1946 | ||
Died | 4 June 2013 | (aged 66)||
Nationality | Icelandic | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
ca. 1964–1968 | Valur | ||
ca. 1970 | Leiknir R.[3] | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Iceland | 15 | (45) |
Hermann Gunnarsson (9 December 1946 – 4 June 2013) commonly referred to by his nickname, Hemmi Gunn, was an
Media personality
Hermann is also famous for hosting the top-rated talk show
After spending several years away from the spotlight from the late 1990s until the early 2000s he returned to television in 2005 to host a musical game show on Stöð 2.[8] In fall 2006 he started a new weekly talk show on Stöð 2.[9] Hermann has also released musical albums, hosted a radio show on Bylgjan among other activities. He spent some years in Thailand during his break from the media.[4]
Football career
Hermann was one of Iceland's top football players in the 1960s and 70s and played with the national football team.[10] He played 14 official matches, scoring 4 goals, 4 matches against amateur sides, scoring 2 goals and 2 games against the Spanish amateur team in an Olympic qualifier, not scoring in those matches.[11]
Hermann played with
Hermann was top scorer of the
In
Handball career
Hermann also represented the Icelandic national handball team, scoring 45 goals in 15 matches. He claimed in an interview in 1977 to be the (then) world-record holder for goals scored in a national handball game, as he scored 17 goals when Iceland won the United States 41–17 in 1966.[3]
Basketball
Outside of football and handball, Hermann also played for Valur's basketball team in the Icelandic top-tier league.[17] He played his first official senior team game on 24 January 1971, scoring 4 points.[18]
References
- ^ Innlent (6 April 2013). "Andlát: Hermann Gunnarsson". mbl.is. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Vikan, 31. árgangur 1969, 32. Tölublað". Timarit.is. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Alþýðublaðið, 13.08.1977". Timarit.is. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Dagblaðið Vísir - DV, 28.06.2003". Timarit.is. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Vísir - Sport - Fótbolti". Visir.is. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Dagblaðið Vísir - DV, 28.06.2003". Timarit.is. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Vísir - Hemmi Gunn verður aftur Á tali". Visir.is. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Skilyrði að vera í góðu skapi". Mbl.is. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Morgunblaðið, 29.07.2006". Timarit.is. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Player: Hermann Gunnarsson". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ "Hermann Gunnarsson | Félagsmaður | Mótalisti | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands" (in Icelandic). Ksi.is. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Tíminn, 24.06.1979". Timarit.is. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Vísir, 06.05.1978". Timarit.is. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Tíminn, 04.05.1977". Timarit.is. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Vísir - Fimm af sex markahæstu starfa hjá 365". Visir.is. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Markahæstu leikmenn í efstu deild karla | Knattspyrnusagan | Frá upphafi ... | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands" (in Icelandic). Ksi.is. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
External links
- Hermann Gunnarsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)