Samuel Thorsteinsson

Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson (1 January 1893 – 25 November 1956) was an Icelandic footballer[1][2] and a physician.[3] He played in seven matches for the Denmark national team in 1918 and 1919.[4]

Samuel Thorsteinsson
Personal information
Full name Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson
Date of birth (1893-01-01)1 January 1893
Place of birth Bíldudalur, Iceland
Date of death 25 November 1956(1956-11-25) (aged 63)
Place of death Slagelse, Denmark
Position(s) Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910 Naples FC
191?–1912 Akademisk Boldklub
1912–1913 Naples FC
191?–192? Akademisk Boldklub
International career
1918–1919 Denmark 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing the right outside forward position,[5] he won the Danish football Championship in 1919[6] and 1921 as part of Akademisk Boldklub. He also played briefly for the Italian Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club, becoming the first Nordic footballer to compete in Italy.[6]

Family

Thorsteinsson was born in Bíldudalur, Iceland, to Icelandic entrepreneur Pétur J. Thorsteinsson and Ásthildur Guðmundsdóttir.[3] He was a younger brother of Icelandic artist Muggur[7] and older brother of footballers Gunnar Thorsteinsson and Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson.[6]

References
  1. Benedikt G. Waage (16 June 1918). "Samúel Thorsteinsson". Þróttur (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via Tímarit.is. Samúel Thorsteinsson er frægasti knattspyrnumaður Íslands open access
  2. "Blöð og bækur". Frón (in Icelandic). 24 June 1918. p. 99. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via Tímarit.is. Samúel Thorsteinsson er frægasti knattspyrnumaður íslenzkur open access
  3. "Samúel Thorsteinsson læknir: in memoriam". Læknablaðið. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Tímarit.is. open access
  4. "Samuel Thorsteinsson". EU Football. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. "Heimsókn "Akademisk Boldklub"". Þróttur (in Icelandic). 17 June 1919. p. 35. Retrieved 13 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is. open access
  6. Stefán Pálsson (2 April 2016). "Fyrsti landsliðsmaðurinn". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 19 December 2021 – via Tímarit.is. open access
  7. "Samuel Thorsteinsson". Gravsted.dk. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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