Gunnar Gíslason (born 4 January 1961) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a defender.Gunnar also played handboll in Iceland at highest level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gunnar Gíslason | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Akureyri, Iceland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1983 | KA Akureyri | 72 | (11) |
| 1983–1984 | VfL Osnabrück | 5 | (1) |
| 1984–1986 | KR Reykjavik | 52 | (7) |
| 1987–1988 | Moss F.K. | 44 | (3) |
| 1989–1991 | BK Häcken | 34 | (5) |
| 1992 | KR Reykjavik | 15 | (1) |
| 1993 | BK Häcken | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 238 | (29) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1991 | Iceland | 50 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editGíslason started his career at KA Akureyri before moving abroad to play in Germany, Norway and Sweden, where he finished his career at BK Häcken. Gunnar played handball at KA Akureyri and KR Reykjavik. Gunnar won the Icelandic cup in handboll with KR Reykjavik 1982.
International career
editGíslason made his debut for Iceland in 1982 and went on to collect 50 caps, scoring three goals.[1] He played his last international match in a June 1991 European Championship qualifying match against Czechoslovakia. Gislason has even played handball for Iceland.He played 12 caps in the early 80´s along with his brother Alfred Gislason.
References
edit- ↑ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando; Nygård, Jostein (29 February 2012). "Iceland - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
External links
edit- Gunnar Gíslason at National-Football-Teams.com
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