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Rúrik Gíslason (born 25 February 1988) is an Icelandic actor and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
.jpg) Gíslason in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rúrik Gíslason[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| HK | |||
| Anderlecht | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | HK | 12 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Viborg | 46 | (16) |
| 2009–2012 | OB | 87 | (10) |
| 2012–2015 | Copenhagen | 68 | (5) |
| 2015–2018 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 6 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | SV Sandhausen | 55 | (3) |
| Total | 304 | (36) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Iceland U17 | 14 | (5) |
| 2005–2007 | Iceland U19 | 15 | (5) |
| 2005–2011 | Iceland U21 | 19 | (6) |
| 2009–2018 | Iceland | 53 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editRúrik started his career with HK Kópavogur in his youth. Following a youth stint at R.S.C. Anderlecht, the then-champions of Belgium, he made his senior debut with HK Kópavogur.
At the end of August 2005, Rúrik signed for Charlton Athletic, but failed to make an appearance for Charlton's first team.
On 10 November 2020, Rúrik announced his retirement from football.[2] He appeared on series 14 of the German TV programme Let’s Dance and won the competition.
International career
editIn 2011, Rúrik was chosen as part of the Iceland U21 squad to represent Iceland at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Denmark. The striker was named on the bench for the opening game against Belarus.
In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[3]
Personal life
editRúrik was a candidate for the centre-right Independence Party in the 2016 Icelandic parliamentary election and 2017 Icelandic parliamentary election.[4]
After Iceland's 2018 FIFA World Cup game against Argentina, Rúrik's Instagram profile went viral, as his followers increased by 250,000 after the game.[citation needed] His follower count was right over one million in June 2018, more than triple the size of Iceland's current population.[5]
In 2021, Rúrik appeared in the action-comedy film Cop Secret, directed by Hannes Þór Halldórsson.[6][7]
In 2021, he won Let's Dance in Germany with Renata Lusin.[when?]
Rúrik appeared in the Netflix comedy film Eat Pray Bark, released in 2026.[8]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rúrik goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 August 2010 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 10 October 2014 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | |
| 3 | 31 March 2015 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
editCopenhagen
References
edit- 1 2 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (10 November 2020). "Rúrik leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ↑ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ "Politics, dentistry and horror films: Iceland's incredible stories". Onefootball English. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ "Icelandic team's Rúrik now has over a million Instagram followers". Iceland Monitor. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ↑ Stefán Árni Pálsson (16 April 2021). "Fyrsta myndefnið úr Leynilöggunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ "Sjáðu Rúrik í sinni fyrstu kvikmynd". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ "Eat Pray Bark - Therapie auf vier Pfoten" [Eat Pray Bark - Therapy on four paws]. www.filmdienst.de (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Rúrik Gíslason". European Football. 23 June 2018.
External links
edit
- SV Sandhausen profile
- Rúrik Gíslason at Soccerbase
- 'Rurik Gislason Fans'
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