Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson (footballer)

Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson (born 1964) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Iceland national football team between 1982 and 1988.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þorsteinn.
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson
Personal information
Date of birth 1964
Place of birth Iceland
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1988 Iceland 9 (0)

Þorsteinn was a defender for Fram[1][2][3][4][5][6] until 1990, playing in several national championship matches, after which he played for Víkingur in 1991–1992.[7]

Internationally, Þorsteinn played seven matches for the Iceland national under-17 football team in 1979, six for the national under-19s in 1980, five for the under-21s in 1982–1985,[8] and nine for the Iceland national football team in 1982–1988.[8][9] In 1987 he played for the national Olympic team in a friendly against Bordeaux.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Lási tryggði ÍBV sigur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 August 1982. p. 31.
  2. "Framarar sterkari en ÍBK skoraði ok hlaut sín fyrstu stig". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 June 1986. p. B2.
  3. "'Var ekki brot' Segir Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson um meiðsli Aðalsteins Aðalsteinssonar". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 11 September 1987. p. 19.
  4. "Reiðarslag". Morgunblaðið (caption) (in Icelandic). 1 October 1987. p. 70.
  5. "KA lá í slagsmálaleik". Dagur (in Icelandic). 6 September 1988. p. 8.
  6. VS (18 August 1989). "Meistarataktar hjá Fram á Hlíðarenda". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 16–17.
  7. "Félagsmaður: Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson: Meistaraflokkur" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  8. "Félagsmaður: Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson: Landsleikir" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  9. "Landsliðsmenn İslands karla frá upphafi" [All-time Iceland men's national team players] (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. December 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  10. "Bordeaux vann ólympíulið Íslands 3:00". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 September 1987. p. 71.


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