Theódór Elmar Bjarnason

Theódór Elmar Bjarnason (born 4 March 1987) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for KR Reykjavík.[3]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Theodór.

Theódór Elmar Bjarnason
Personal information
Full name Theódór Elmar Bjarnason[1]
Date of birth (1987-03-04) 4 March 1987
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 KR Reykjavík
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 KR Reykjavík 10 (0)
2004–2008 Celtic 1 (0)
2008–2009 Lyn 40 (3)
2009–2012 Göteborg 60 (4)
2012–2015 Randers 75 (3)
2015–2017 AGF 53 (2)
2017–2018 Elazığspor 39 (0)
2019 Gazişehir Gaziantep 13 (1)
2019–2020 Akhisarspor 36 (3)
2021 Lamia 17 (0)
2021– KR Reykjavík 55 (5)
International career‡
2003–2004 Iceland U17 8 (1)
2004–2005 Iceland U19 9 (3)
2005–2008 Iceland U21 10 (1)
2007–2018 Iceland 41 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2018

Club career

Early career

Born in Reykjavík, Iceland, Theódor played for KR Reykjavík in Iceland. He also played one season for the reserve team of the Norwegian club IK Start as a 16-year-old, but rejected an offer of a professional contract with them and moved back to Iceland.

Celtic

Theódór joined Celtic in 2004. He made his domestic debut for Celtic against Hibernian in the last game of the 2006–07 season and played the full 90 minutes[4] in a match in which he was named man of the match by the Celtic website. He was also on the bench for the 1–0 win over Dunfermline in the 2007 Scottish Cup Final.[5]

On 21 May 2007, Theódór announced he would put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension with Celtic to tie him to the club until the summer of 2009 and on 13 June, he signed a new three-year contract.[6]

Lyn Oslo

On 15 January 2008, Theódór signed for Lyn Oslo,[7] in a bid to play regular first team football again.

IFK Göteborg

Following severe financial difficulties in the running of Lyn, Theódór moved to IFK Göteborg on 22 July 2009.[8]

Randers FC

In the start of 2012, Theódór signed a new contract with the Danish side Randers FC. However, he got injured in the start-up and was not able to play for six months.

AGF

In June 2015 he signed a two-year contract with the Danish club AGF. He left the club after two years.[9]

Gazişehir Gaziantep

On 5 January 2019, Bjarnason signed with Turkish club Gazişehir Gaziantep for one and a half years.[10]

Akhisarspor

On 24 July 2019, Bjarnason signed with Akhisarspor.

International career

He was part of the Icelandic Euro 2016 squad, contributing one assist[11] and also played on the 2017 China Cup, where Iceland won silver medals.[12][13]

Personal life

His grandfather, Theódór Jakob Guðmundsson, played for KR Reykjavík in the golden years of that club and competed against Liverpool in 1964 in the first European game for both of these clubs.

References
  1. The Bell's Scottish Football Review 2005.06. Cre8 Publishing. 2005. p. 18. ISBN 9-780954-855611.
  2. "UEFA EURO 2016 - Elmar Bjarnason - UEFA.com". Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. Theódór Elmar Bjarnason at Soccerway
  4. "Hibernian 2-1 Celtic". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  5. "Celtic 1-0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  6. "Bjarnason agrees Celtic extension". BBC Sport. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  7. Teddy Bjarnason moves to Norway Archived 18 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 15 January 2008
  8. "Theodór Elmar til Gautaborgar". RÚV. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  9. AGF siger farvel til fem spillere‚ bold.dk, 31 May 2017
  10. Gazişehir Gaziantep, Bjarnason'u transfer etti, milliyet.com.tr, 5 January 2019
  11. "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  12. "Iceland vs. Chile - 15 January 2017 - Soccerway".
  13. "China PR vs. Iceland - 10 January 2017 - Soccerway".
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