Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson | |
| Date of birth | May 25, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Akranes, Iceland | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
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| Current club | Burnley | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996–1998 1998–2000 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2004 2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007– |
ÍA Racing Genk → MVV Maastricht (loan) RKC Waalwijk Real Betis → Aston Villa (loan) → Wolves (loan) Leicester City AZ Burnley |
8 (1) 5 (0) 19 (5) 35 (6) 12 (0) 11 (2) 11 (0) 77 (10) 5 (0) 39 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001– | Iceland | 34 (1) |
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Jóhannes "Joey" Karl Guðjónsson (born May 25, 1980 in Akranes) is an Icelandic professional footballer playing for Burnley. He plays in midfield.
His previous clubs include Real Betis, Aston Villa, Wolves, Leicester City and AZ Alkmaar.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Club
Guðjónsson began his professional career in the Icelandic Premier Division with ÍA Akranes at the age of 17. It was not long before he moved abroad, and in 1998, he was transferred to top-flight Belgium outfit, Racing Genk.
He only played a handful of matches for Racing Genk and the following season, he was loaned out to newly-promoted Eredivisie side MVV Maastricht. Again, he only spent one season with the club and then moved to another Dutch club, RKC Waalwijk in a permanent deal, where he had another season-long stay.
In 2001, he moved to La Liga side Real Betis, his fourth new club in four years. In his first year, he played eleven matches with the first team but found his chances limited in the following season, prompting a loan to Premier League Aston Villa, in which he scored twice in eleven appearances. Here, he was perhaps famed more for his sending off against bitter rivals Birmingham City than his actual footballing performances for Villa.
Gudjonsson spent the 2003/04 season on loan at Wolves as they battled against relegation from the Premier League, appearing 11 times in the league, 16 in total. After returning to his parent club in the summer, he ended making a permanent return to England, but to Leicester City rather than Wolves.
After joining on a free transfer, Gudjonsson became a regular first-team player as the Foxes struggled to make an immediate return to the top flight. He won the club's player and goal of the season awards in their end of season ceremony. His winning goal came against Hull City when he scored from the halfway line, a strike which also won several other goal of the month awards and the Central Soccer Night goal of the season.
In February 2006, with his contract starting to run out, he agreed a move to Dutch side AZ Alkmaar, who had been playing in European competitions and had spent most of that season in the top four of the Dutch Eredivisie. He completed the switch and made his debut for AZ on 4 August 2006, in a friendly against Arsenal, coming on as a 64th minute substiute. AZ lost the game 3–0, which was the first to be played at AZ's new DSB Stadion.
However, he struggled to establish himself in the AZ team, and quickly returned to English football in January 2007, just five months after joining the club. He had been linked with a return to Leicester City but instead joined Burnley for £150,000 on a three-and-half year deal.
After personal reasons kept him out of some of the remaining games of the season, his pre-season form saw him move back into the starting line-up at the start of the 2007–08 season, although he equally quickly slipped back out of first choice status.
[edit] International
Gudjonsson made his international debut for Iceland on 15 August 2001, in a 1-1 friendly draw with Poland. He has scored once for the national team in another 1-1 friendly game, this time against Norway on 22 May 2002.
[edit] Personal life
- Guðjónsson is married to Maria. He has three sons called Izak, Joe and the youngest, Ehman.
- His father, Gudjon Thordarson, has managed Stoke City, Notts County, Barnsley and the Icelandic national team. He has two brothers who also currently play professional football, Toddi and Bjarni.
[edit] External links
- Official club profile from burnleyfootballclub.com
- Official club profile from wolves.co.uk
- Official club profile from lcfc.co.uk
- Joey Guðjonsson career stats at Soccerbase
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Danny Tiatto |
Leicester City F.C. Player of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by Iain Hume |
| Preceded by Dion Dublin |
Leicester City F.C. Players' Player of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by Patrick Kisnorbo |
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