Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jóhannes Eðvaldsson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Date of death | 24 January 2021 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1971 |
Valur | 50 | (15) |
| 1972 | Cape Town City | 10 | (2) |
| 1972–1974 |
Valur | 42 | (13) |
| 1974 | FC Metz | 0 | (0) |
| 1975 | Holbæk B&I | 12 | (2) |
| 1975–1980 | Celtic | 127 | (24) |
| 1980–1981 |
Tulsa Roughnecks | 68 | (17) |
| 1981–1982 | Hannover 96 | 21 | (1) |
| 1982–1984 | Motherwell | 55 | (6) |
| 1984–1985 | Þróttur | 33 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1971–1983 | Iceland | 34 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson (3 September 1950 – 24 January 2021) was an Icelandic international football player.[1] He won the Scottish league championship twice with Celtic F.C. and the Scottish Cup once.[2]
Playing career
Jóhannes started his career with
Tulsa Roughnecks
.
Jóhannes returned to Europe in 1981, joining German side Hannover 96.[3] He later joined Motherwell in 1982 and played two seasons for the Fir Park side before retiring in 1984.
During his career he gained 34
caps[4] for the Iceland national side
, 16 of which were attained while with Celtic.
Coaching career
Jóhannes started a coaching career with
brain haemorrhage
in 1995 but made a full recovery. Jóhannes was a coach for a 1994 team at Jimmy Johnstone Academy.
Personal life
Jóhannes' father
war crimes, Mikson fled Estonia at the end of World War II, eventually alighting in Iceland where he settled and raised a family, changing his name to the Icelandic Eðvald Hinriksson.[1]
Jóhannes' brother
Bayer Uerdingen and Fortuna Düsseldorf before moving into coaching. He managed the Icelandic national side between 2000 and 2003.[1][2]
Jóhannes died in Glasgow in January 2021 from COVID-19.[5] He was 70.[2][6][7][8]
References
- ^ a b c "News Archive". Bob Dunning 1970-71 Football review. 30 September 2005. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d Haukur Harðarson (24 January 2021). "Jóhannes Eðvaldsson látinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Jóhannes Eðvaldsson". Neil Brown player Records. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando; Nygård, Jostein (25 April 2013). "Iceland – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ https://onefootball.com/en/news/tragic-news-as-johannes-shuggy-edvaldsson-has-passed-away-32236681
- ^ Kristinn Páll Teitsson (25 January 2021). "Fyrrum liðsfélagar minnast Jóhannesar sem lést úr COVID". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- Dagblaðið Vísir(in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Tragic News As Johannes "Shuggy" Edvaldsson Has Passed Away". OneFootball. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
