Sigurður Grétarsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Sigurður.
Sigurður Grétarsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-05-02) 2 May 1962
Place of birth Iceland
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1979–1980 Breiðablik 34 (24)
1980–1981 FC 08 Homburg 16 (4)
1981–1983 Breiðablik 40 (21)
1983–1984 Tennis Borussia Berlin
1984–1985 Iraklis F.C. 26 (10)
1985–1990 FC Luzern 123 (46)
1990–1993 Grasshopper 65 (5)
1996–1997 Valur 11 (2)
1998–2000 Breiðablik 31 (4)
National team
1980–1992 Iceland 46 (8)
Teams managed
1996–1997 Valur
1998–2001 Breiðablik

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Sigurður Grétarsson (born 2 May 1962) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a striker. After retiring, he worked as a football manager.

He is the older brother of former international player Arnar Grétarsson.

Club career

Sigurður started at Breiðablik and later became very successful in the Swiss League with Luzern and Grasshopper Zürich. He finished his playing career at his first club, Breiðablik, where he became player-manager.

International career

He made his debut for Iceland in 1980 and went on to win 46 caps, scoring eight goals.[1] He played his last international match in a June 1993 World Cup qualifier against Russia.

References

  1. ↑ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando; Nygård, Jostein (25 April 2013). "Iceland - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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