Björgólfur Hideaki Takefusa (born 11 May 1980) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a forward. He formerly represented the Iceland national team, making three appearances in 2003 and 2009.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Björgólfur Hideaki Takefusa | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Þróttur | 60 | (24) |
| 2004–2005 | Fylkir | 28 | (13) |
| 2006–2010 | KR | 88 | (51) |
| 2011–2012 | Víkingur | 14 | (7) |
| 2012 | → Fylkir (Loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2013 | Valur | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Fram | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Þróttur | 9 | (3) |
| 2015 | Þróttur | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Ármann | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | KV | 8 | (4) |
| 2020 | SR | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2009 | Iceland | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 March 2010 | |||
Early life
editBjörgólfur's mother is daughter of Margrét Þóra Hallgrímsson and American Nazi Party founder George Lincoln Rockwell, and adoptive daughter of Björgólfur Guðmundsson.[1] His father is Kenichi Takefusa, noted in Iceland for teaching karate and founding the company JapÍs, which imported Japanese musical instruments and later became a record label.
When Björgólfur was four years old, Kenichi left his family and returned to Japan.[2] Björgólfur's parents divorced when he was five.[3]
Career
editHis football career started at Þróttur, where he made 37 league appearances. From Þróttur he was signed by Fylkir and played two seasons there. He was signed to KR from Fylkir in October 2005 after having enjoyed a spell there from 2003. Björgólfur moved from KR to Viking in October 2010. The most significant goal he ever scored was in a KR victory against AEL in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. This goal sealed a 2–0 victory and a tie against FC Basel in the next qualifying round. He became a league's top scorer in 2009.
Björgólfur played three times for the Icelandic national team, against Mexico in 2003, and Georgia and Iran in 2009.[4]
Personal life
editBjörgólfur's half-sister is the former TV presenter Dóra Takefusa.[5]
References
edit- ^ 'Ástarævintýrið allt í ævisögu Rockwell', Dagblaðið Vísir - 279. tölublað, 6 December 2013, https://timarit.is/page/5541077?iabr=on#page/n13/mode/2up.
- ^ 'Björgólfi hafnað af föður sínum', Vísir, 2 April 2013, http://www.visir.is/bjorgolfi-hafnad-af-fodur-sinum/article/2013130409897.
- ^ Guðmundur Hilmarsson, 'Gæti ekki lifað einn dag án þess að spila fótbolta', Morgunblaðið, 30 June 2003, http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/739241/.
- ^ Landsleikir Björgólfs - KSI.is Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Systkini með keppnisskap". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 July 2003. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
External links
edit- Björgólfur Hideaki Takefusa at National-Football-Teams.com
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