Arnór Guðjohnsen (born 30 April 1961) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent seven years with Belgian club Anderlecht and was the top scorer in the 1986–87 season. He is the father of striker Eiður Guðjohnsen and the grandfather of striker Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen. His younger son, also named Arnór, signed for Swansea City in July 2017, at the age of 16.[1]
.jpg) Arnór in March 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 July 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1978 | Víkingur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978 | Víkingur | 12 | (7) |
| 1978–1983 | Lokeren | 138 | (26) |
| 1983–1990 | Anderlecht | 139 | (40) |
| 1990–1992 | Bordeaux | 52 | (8) |
| 1993 | Häcken | 24 | (4) |
| 1994–1998 | Örebro | 100 | (24) |
| 1998–2000 | Valur | 41 | (22) |
| 2001 | Stjarnan | 18 | (5) |
| Total | 524 | (136) | |
| International career | |||
| 1978 | Iceland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 1978 | Iceland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1979–1997 | Iceland | 73 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editStarting his career at Víkingur in Iceland, Arnór also played for Valur and Stjarnan, Lokeren and Anderlecht in Belgium, Bordeaux in France, Häcken and Örebro in Sweden.
Arnór took the final penalty of the 1984 UEFA Cup final shootout which was saved by Tottenham's Tony Parks.
International career
editArnór is the father and agent of striker Eiður Guðjohnsen. Arnór and Eiður are the only father and son to play for a national football team during the same game, in a match on 24 April 1996 in which Iceland beat Estonia 3–0 in Tallinn. Arnór was 34 and Eiður was 17 at the time. Eiður came on as a second-half substitute for his father, so they never actually played together.
At 2, 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 scheduled to appear alongside one another, Eiður broke his ankle in an Under-18 tournament. He missed the next two seasons, in which time Arnór retired from football. Arnór later said "It remains my biggest regret that we didn't get to play together, and I know it's Eiður's too".[citation needed]
Arnór played 73 games for the Icelandic national team and scored 14 goals,[2] four of them in a game against Turkey. He played his last international in October 1997 against Liechtenstein.
Career statistics
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | |||
| 1979 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 73 | 14 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 June 1982 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 9 |  England |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 25 May 1986 | 19 |  Republic of Ireland |
1–1 | 1–2 | Iceland Triangular Tournament | |
| 3 | 24 September 1986 | 22 |  Soviet Union |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying | |
| 4 | 30 May 1990 | 31 |  Albania |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying | |
| 5 | 8 August 1990 | Ovara Vølli í Gundadali, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | 32 |  Faroe Islands |
3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 17 July 1991 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 39 |  Turkey |
2–1 | 5–1 | |
| 7 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 8 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 9 | 5–1 | ||||||
| 10 | 20 May 1993 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 47 |  Luxembourg |
1–0 | 1–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 16 June 1993 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 49 |  Hungary |
2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 12 | 11 February 1996 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | 64 |  Malta |
4–0 | 4–1 | 1996 Rothmans International Tournament |
| 13 | 1 June 1996 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 66 |  Macedonia |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 11 October 1997 | 73 |  Liechtenstein |
3–0 | 4–0 |
Honours
editAnderlecht[5]
- Belgian First Division: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
- Belgian Cup: 1987–88, 1988–89
- Belgian Super Cup: 1985, 1987
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 1983–84[6]
- European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1989–90[6]
Bordeaux
Individual
- Belgian First Division top scorer: 1986–87 (19 goals)[8]
- Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 1986–87[9]
References
edit- ^ "Arnor Gudjohnsen: Eidur Gudjohnsen's half-brother happy to join Swansea City". BBC Sport. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ Iceland – Record International Players – RSSSF
- ^ a b "Arnór Guðjohnsen – goals". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Arnór Guðjohnsen – appearances". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
- ^ a b "Tijdperk-Vanden Stock: 20 landstitels, 8 bekers en 3 Europabekers". 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Palmarès Girondins".
- ^ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse". 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Homme de la saison belge".
External links
edit- Arnór Guðjohnsen at National-Football-Teams.com