Arnór Guðjohnsen

Football player infobox
playername = Arnór Guðjohnsen
fullname = Arnór Guðjohnsen
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|4|30
cityofbirth = Reykjavík
countryofbirth = Iceland
height = height|m=1.78
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Víkingur
years = 1978-1983 1983-1990 1990-1992 1993 1994-1998 1998-1999
2001
clubs = SK Lokeren Anderlecht Bordeaux BK Häcken Örebro SK Valur
Stjarnan
caps(goals) = 138 (26) 139 (40) 051 0(8) 024 0(4) 090 (24) 024 (12)
018 0(5)
nationalyears = 1979-1997
nationalteam = fb|Iceland
nationalcaps(goals) = 73 (14)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
pcupdate = 5 September 2007
ntupdate = 5 September 2007

Arnór Guðjohnsen (born 30 April 1961) is a former Icelandic footballer who played for R.S.C. Anderlecht, among others, and finished top scorer with that club in the Belgian First Division 1986-87 season. He is the father of FC Barcelona striker Eiður Guðjohnsen.

Club career

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

International career

He is the father and agent of FC Barcelona striker Eiður Guðjohnsen. Arnór and Eidur are the only father and son to play for their country during the same game. Arnór was 34 and Eidur was just 17 when it happened. Although they never actually played together, Eidur came on as a half time substitute for his father. Iceland beat Estonia 3-2, with Arnór scoring.

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 finally scheduled to appear alongside one another, young Eiður broke his ankle in an Under-18 tournament. He duly missed the next two seasons, in which time Arnór hung up his boots and bought a fishing rod.

"It remains my biggest regret that we didn't get to play together, and I know it's Eiður's too" said Guðjohnsen.Fact|date=June 2007

Guðjohnsen played 73 games for the Icelandic national team and scored 14 goals [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ijs-recintlp.html Iceland - Record International Players] - RSSSF] , four of them in a game against Turkey. He played his last international in October 1997 against Liechtenstein.

Honours

*Belgian League (3):
** 1985, 1986, 1989
*Belgian Cup (2):
** 1988, 1989
*Belgian Supercup (3):
** 1985, 1986, 1987

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=16148 Career stats] - National Football Teams

References