Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson (footballer)

Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson (born 1964) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Iceland national football team between 1982 and 1988.

Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson
Personal information
Date of birth 1964
Place of birth Iceland
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1988 Iceland 9 (0)

Þorsteinn was a defender for Fram[1][2][3][4][5][6] until 1990, playing in several national championship matches, after which he played for Víkingur in 1991–1992.[7]

Internationally, Þorsteinn played seven matches for the Iceland national under-17 football team in 1979, six for the national under-19s in 1980, five for the under-21s in 1982–1985,[8] and nine for the Iceland national football team in 1982–1988.[8][9] In 1987 he played for the national Olympic team in a friendly against Bordeaux.[10]

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  1. ^ "Lási tryggði ÍBV sigur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 August 1982. p. 31.
  2. ^ "Framarar sterkari en ÍBK skoraði ok hlaut sín fyrstu stig". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 June 1986. p. B2.
  3. ^ "'Var ekki brot' Segir Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson um meiðsli Aðalsteins Aðalsteinssonar". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 11 September 1987. p. 19.
  4. ^ "Reiðarslag". Morgunblaðið (caption) (in Icelandic). 1 October 1987. p. 70.
  5. ^ "KA lá í slagsmálaleik". Dagur (in Icelandic). 6 September 1988. p. 8.
  6. ^ VS (18 August 1989). "Meistarataktar hjá Fram á Hlíðarenda". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 16–17.
  7. ^ "Félagsmaður: Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson: Meistaraflokkur" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Félagsmaður: Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson: Landsleikir" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Landsliðsmenn İslands karla frá upphafi" [All-time Iceland men's national team players] (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. December 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Bordeaux vann ólympíulið Íslands 3:00". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 September 1987. p. 71.

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