Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

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Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
Personnel
birthday 3rd September 1950
place of birth Reykjavík ,  Iceland
position Midfield , defense
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1970-1972 Valur Reykjavík 38 0(5)
1972 Cape Town City FC 10 0(2)
1973-1974 Valur Reykjavík 28 0(8)
1974 FC Metz 0 0(0)
1975 Holbæk B&I 6 0(2)
1975-1980 Celtic Glasgow 127 (22)
1980-1981 Tulsa roughnecks 64 (17)
1981-1982 Hannover 96 21 0(1)
1982-1984 Motherwell FC 45 0(6)
1985 Þróttur Reykjavík 2 0(0)
Indoor
Years station Games (goals) 1
1980-1981 Tulsa roughnecks 18 (15)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1971-1983 Iceland 34 0(2)
1 Only league games are given.

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson (born September 3, 1950 in Reykjavík ) is a former Icelandic football player .

Career

society

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson began his career in his hometown with Valur Reykjavík . In 1972 he played briefly in South Africa for Cape Town City FC . After returning to Reykjavík, he won the Icelandic Cup with Valur against ÍA Akranes in 1974 . He then left Iceland and played for various clubs over the next ten years. First he was under contract for half a year in France with FC Metz , then in Denmark with Holbæk B&I . After a successful trial session, he signed a contract with the Scottish club Celtic Glasgow in August 1975 . He made his debut on August 9, 1975 in a 1-0 victory in the League Cup against FC Aberdeen . After the game against Aberdeen at Parkhead , Edvaldsson established himself as a regular with solid performances. Although planned as a defender, he played very variably as a result and can be used in different positions. So he scored a hat trick on November 12, 1975 in Celtics 7-1 win over Ayr United . He was nicknamed Shuggy by the Celtic followers. In 1976 he lost with Celtic the league cup final against Glasgow Rangers at Old Firm with 0-1. A year later he won the championship and the cup with Celtic , and thus the national double. The triple was missed by a loss in the league cup against FC Aberdeen. In the difficult 1977/78 season the Celtic ended only fifth in the table, Eðvaldsson was next to Roddie MacDonald the central defense with ten goals top scorer in the league for the Bhoys. In the League Cup , there was again a defeat. Despite a goal from Eðvaldsson to equalize, Celtic lost 2-1 to the Rangers. In 1979 he won the championship a second time with Celtic. In February 1980 he moved from Glasgow to the Tulsa Roughnecks in the North American Soccer League . In addition to appearances in the ASL, he also played indoors in the Major Soccer League for the club from the US state of Oklahoma . In the 1981/82 season Eðvaldsson played for the German second division club Hannover 96 . He then spent two years with FC Motherwell in Scotland before ending his career with Þróttur Reykjavík in 1985 .

National team

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson completed a total of 34 caps for Iceland between 1971 and 1983 , scoring two goals.

successes

with Valur Reykjavík:

with Celtic Glasgow:

Individually:

family

His brother Atli Eðvaldsson, who was seven years his junior, was also a professional soccer player and played for Borussia Dortmund , among others . His daughter Sif Atladóttir is an Icelandic national player , his son Emil Atlason is also a professional footballer. Atli and Jóhannes Eðvaldsson are the sons of Evald Mikson , who played for the Estonian national team as a goalkeeper several times in the 1930s .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jóhannes Eðvaldsson in the database of the Icelandic Football Association KSÍ (Icelandic). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .
personal data
SURNAME Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Edvaldsson, Johannes (transcription)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION icelandic soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd September 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Reykjavík , Iceland