Eiður Guðjohnsen Football player

Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen (born 15 September 1978) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for English club Bolton Wanderers as a forward or attacking midfielder.He has previously played for Premier League club Chelsea and FC Barcelona of Spain, having made his name with Bolton earlier in his career. He was the captain of the Iceland national team until manager Ólafur Jóhannesson took over the team. Throughout his professional career, Guðjohnsen has scored over 150 goals in all competitions with his clubs and the national team.He is the son of Arnór Guðjohnsen, a former professional footballer, and is often considered to be one of the greatest Icelandic footballers, having won titles in the Netherlands, Spain, and England as well as the Champions League. He made his full international debut for Iceland as a substitute for his father in 1996, and is the nation's top scorer of all time with 24 international goals in 78 caps.

Personal facts

Eiður Guðjohnsen
Alias (AKA)Gudjohnsen Eidur
Birth dateSeptember 15, 1978
Birth place
Iceland , Reykjavík
Height (meters)1.85

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Football player

position
Midfielder
teams
Chelsea F.C.
Fulham F.C.
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Iceland national under-21 football team
FC Barcelona
PSV Eindhoven
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
AS Monaco FC
Stoke City F.C.
Club Brugge K.V.
Iceland national under-17 football team
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
Valur Football Club

Eiður Guðjohnsen on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/g/gudjohnsen_39196.stm
  2. http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=25849&pListi=5
  3. http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.overview.html/eidur-gudjohnsen