Arnór Guðjohnsen

Arnór Guðjohnsen (born 30 April 1961) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a striker. He spent seven years with Belgian club Anderlecht and was the top scorer in the 1986–87 season. He is the father of striker Eiður Guðjohnsen and the grandfather of striker Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen. His younger son, also named Arnór, signed for Swansea City in July 2017, at the age of 16.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Arnór.

Arnór Guðjohnsen
Arnór in March 2016
Personal information
Full name Arnór Guðjohnsen
Date of birth (1961-07-30) 30 July 1961
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1978 Víkingur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978 Víkingur 12 (7)
1978–1983 Lokeren 138 (26)
1983–1990 Anderlecht 139 (40)
1990–1992 Bordeaux 52 (8)
1993 BK Häcken 24 (4)
1994–1998 Örebro SK 100 (24)
1998–2000 Valur 41 (22)
2001 Stjarnan 18 (5)
Total 524 (136)
International career
1978 Iceland U19 2 (0)
1978 Iceland U21 1 (0)
1979–1997 Iceland 73 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Starting his career at Víkingur in Iceland, Arnór also played for Valur & Stjarnan, K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen & R.S.C. Anderlecht in Belgium, FC Girondins de Bordeaux in France, BK Häcken & Örebro SK in Sweden.

Arnór took the final penalty of the 1984 UEFA Cup final shootout which was saved by Tottenham's Tony Parks.

International career

He is the father and agent of striker Eiður Guðjohnsen. Arnór and Eiður are the only father and son to play for a national football team during the same game, in a match on 24 April 1996 in which Iceland beat Estonia 3–0 in Tallinn. Arnór was 34 and Eiður was 17 at the time. Eiður came on as a second-half substitute for his father, so they never actually played together.

At 25 he had been asked his biggest wish, to which he replied "to play international football alongside Eiður". However, shortly before a match in Reykjavik in which father and son were scheduled to appear alongside one another, Eiður broke his ankle in an Under-18 tournament. He missed the next two seasons, in which time Arnór retired from football. Arnór later said "It remains my biggest regret that we didn't get to play together, and I know it's Eiður's too".

Arnór played 73 games for the Icelandic national team and scored 14 goals,[2] four of them in a game against Turkey. He played his last international in October 1997 against Liechtenstein.

Career statistics
Appearances and goals listed by year[3][4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland
197920
198030
198130
198241
198330
198420
198510
198652
198720
198830
198920
199052
199174
199230
199362
199450
199550
199672
199751
Total7314
Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Arnór goal.[3][4]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 June 1982Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland9 England1–01–1Friendly
2 25 May 198619 Republic of Ireland1–11–2Iceland Triangular Tournament
3 24 September 198622 Soviet Union1–01–1UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
4 30 May 199031 Albania1–02–0UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
5 8 August 1990Ovara Vølli í Gundadali, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands32 Faroe Islands3–23–2Friendly
6 17 July 1991Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland39 Turkey2–15–1
7 3–1
8 4–1
9 5–1
10 20 May 1993Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg47 Luxembourg1–01–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 16 June 1993Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland49 Hungary2–02–0
12 11 February 1996Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta64 Malta4–04–11996 Rothmans International Tournament
13 1 June 1996Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland66 Macedonia1–11–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 11 October 199773 Liechtenstein3–04–0

Honours

Club

RSC Anderlecht[5]

Girondins de Bordeaux

Individual

References
  1. "Arnor Gudjohnsen: Eidur Gudjohnsen's half-brother happy to join Swansea City". BBC Sport. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. Iceland – Record International Players – RSSSF
  3. "Arnór Guðjohnsen – goals". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. "Arnór Guðjohnsen – appearances". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
  6. "Tijdperk-Vanden Stock: 20 landstitels, 8 bekers en 3 Europabekers". 20 December 2017.
  7. "Palmarès Girondins".
  8. "Topscorer Eerste Klasse". 6 January 2020.
  9. "Homme de la saison belge".
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