Pétur Björn Jónsson

Pétur Björn Jónsson (born 20 October 1971) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Pétur Jónsson
Personal information
Full name Pétur Björn Jónsson[1]
Date of birth (1971-10-29) 29 October 1971
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 ÍR 14 (0)
1992–1997 Leiftur 98 (35)
1998–1999 Hammarby 8 (0)
2000 KA 17 (10)
2001 Fylkir 15 (3)
2002–2003 Fjölnir 27 (20)
Total 179 (68)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1993, while a member of Leiftur, he led the Icelandic Cup in goals with 10 scored.[2] After several seasons with Leiftur, He joined Hammarby in 1997[3][4] and played there to 1999.[5] In November 1999, he joined Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar.[6]

Personal life

Pétur is the son of former footballer Jón Pétursson who played 26 matches for the Iceland national team.[7]

In 1980, Pétur appeared in the lead role in the Icelandic film Punktur punktur komma strik that was made after the book by Pétur Gunnarsson by the same name.[8]

References

  1. Pétur Björn Jónsson at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Pétur Björn Jónsson - 1 stig". Dagur (in Icelandic). 29 December 1993. p. 9. Retrieved 8 August 2022 via Tímarit.is. open access
  3. "Pétur Björn fer til Hammarby". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 October 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved 8 August 2022 via Tímarit.is. open access
  4. "Pétur Björn skrifar undir hjá Hammarby". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 23 October 1997. p. 26. Retrieved 8 August 2022 via Tímarit.is. open access
  5. "Pétur Björn laus hjá Hammarby". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 June 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved 8 August 2022 via Tímarit.is. open access
  6. "Pétur Björn til liðs við KA". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 November 1999. p. C3. Retrieved 8 August 2022 via Tímarit.is. open access
  7. Sigmundur Ó. Steinarsson (13 July 1993). "Ævintýraþráin kallaði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2C. Retrieved 8 August 2022 via Tímarit.is. open access
  8. Haukur Már Helgason (13 July 2001). "Stekkur enn í stuttbuxum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 4B. Retrieved 9 August 2022 via Tímarit.is. open access


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