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Eyleifur Hafsteinsson

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Eyleifur Hafsteinsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-05-31) 31 May 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
ÍA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1965 ÍA 20 (17)
1966–1969 KR (18)
1970–1973 ÍA 41 (19)
1974 ÍA 11 (1)
Total (37)
International career
1965 Iceland U19 2 (1)
1964–1972 Iceland 26 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eyleifur Hafsteinsson (born 31 May 1947) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a forward. He won the Icelandic championship in 1968, 1970 and 1974 and the Icelandic Cup in 1966.[1] He was part of the Iceland national team between 1964 and 1972, playing 26 matches and scoring 4 goals.[2]

Career

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After coming up through the junior teams of Íþróttabandalag Akraness (ÍA), he debuted with the senior team in 1964.[3][4] He became an instant hit, becoming the youngest player ever to score in the Icelandic top-tier league when he did so three days before his 17th birthday. He finished the 1964 season as the league's top goal scorer with 10 goals.[1] The following year he spent three months in Glasgow, Scotland, where he trained with the Glasgow Rangers.[5] He returned to ÍA before the start of the 1965 season where he scored 7 goals.[6] In 1966, he moved to Reykjavík and joined Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur where he played until 1969.[7][8] In 1970, he returned to ÍA where he finished his career in 1975, at the age of 27.[9]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season
Apps Goals
ÍA 1964[10] 10 10
1965[11][12] 10 7
KR 1966[13] ? 5
1967[14] ? 3
1968[15] ? 6
1969[16] ? 4
ÍA 1970[17] 14 5
1971[18] 14 3
1972[19] 13 11
ÍA 1974 11 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Á Sigurslóð: Ótrúlegt afrek Eyleifs". Skagafréttir (in Icelandic). 15 October 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ Orri Páll Ormarsson (23 April 2023). "Ræddi við markvörð í miðjum leik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Hvarflaði aldrei að mér, að ég myndi leika með Ríkharði". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 23 July 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Við getum alveg eins unnið ef liðið verður samstillt". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 26 July 1964. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Ég hef ekki hug á að gerast atvinnumaður". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 12 May 1965. pp. 11, 15. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Íslandsmeistarar í 19 sinn". Íþróttablaðið. 1 October 1965. p. 198. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Eyleifur hættir hjá KR og flytur aftur upp á Akranes". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 27 November 1969. p. 2. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Heldur með báðum liðum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 27 July 2002. p. 10. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Íþróttamaður dagsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Á Sigurslóð: Ótrúlegt afrek Eyleifs". 15 October 2017.
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