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Iceland has been home to many legendary football players. Many of these footballers have made their names in history and will always be remembered. Do you know the names of these legends? If your answer is no, you are in the right place. Let's get started.
In the realm of football, there is a legend named Rurik Gislason. Although he has hung up his boots and bid farewell to professional play, his legacy lives on as an icon and hero to Icelandic football aficionados. During his prime, Rurik Gislason showcased his skills as a midfielder both in his national team and in numerous clubs at home and abroad. His journey began with HK Kópavogur in 2005 as a young footballer, leading him to traverse the paths of 7 other clubs over a career spanning more than 15 years. However, it was his performances for Iceland that etched his name in the annals of fame. The world took notice of Gislason in 2018 when he made it to Iceland's 23-man squad for the World Cup held in Russia— an event that propelled him to social media stardom. Following Iceland's remarkable game against Argentina during the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where Gislason stole the show, his social media profile went viral. In the present day, numerous Icelanders still hold his name in high regard for his performance on the field, while others are likely to encounter his name when delving into the best online casinos in Iceland.
You might struggle while pronouncing his name, but it is not valid for his career. Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen (born September 15, 1978) is an Icelandic professional football coach and a retired striker. Eidur found success in England and Spain with Chelsea and Barcelona, winning the UEFA Champions League and La Liga with the latter and the League Cup plus two Premier League titles with the former. In addition to his time at Bolton Wanderers on two separate occasions spanning fourteen years, he played in various countries, including Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, and many other countries, over a career that spanned 23 years at the club level. He is widely considered one of Iceland's greatest ever footballers—an accolade that puts him alongside his father, Arnór Gudjohnsen, who was also an Icelandic international footballer. Eidur made his full international debut for Iceland as a substitute for his father in 1996 and went on to score 26 goals from 88 caps between 1996 and 2016, when he captained Iceland before Ólafur Jóhannesson assumed control as manager, leading them to their maiden major tournament appearance in UEFA Euro 2016, where they reached the quarter-finals. Let's see what we have more of.
Here is our other legend. There is no forgetting Alfred Finnbogason in Iceland's football history after scoring Iceland's first goal at the international football festival, which was also the world cup's smallest nation ever qualifying for the event. Finnbogason kicked off his professional football journey in 2008 and has played for seven clubs, including his current team, Alfred, in the Danish Superliga, where he made his national team debut against the Faroe Islands in 2010. He has earned 63 caps with 15 goals scored—he was part of Iceland's squad at the UEFA Euro 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup, as well as being their first player to score a goal in FIFA World Cup history.
Let's continue with another legend from Iceland. Debatably the highest-ranking Icelandic footballer, Gylfi Thor Sigurdsson has participated in more than 300 English Premier League games and netted close to 70 balls into league nets. An attacker midfielder by speciality at Everton Football Club, where he plays now, he earns one of the top salaries in his club. He made his senior international debut for Iceland back in 2010; since then, he has managed to gather over 70 caps. He represented Iceland at their first major tournament, which was UEFA Euro 2016, where his nation managed to reach the quarterfinals. In May 2018, Gylfi was listed as one of the 23 men who would play for Iceland in the FIFA World Cup that was being held in Russia later that year. During a group stage match against Croatia, he scored a penalty goal (in the 76th minute), and although they lost, this led them out of the competition.
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