Gylfi Einarsson

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 Gylfi.
Gylfi Einarsson
Personal information
Date of birth27 October 1978
Place of birthReykjavík, Iceland
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
retired
Youth career
Fylkir
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1996-2000Fylkir54(18)
2000-2004Lillestrøm83(16)
2004-2007Leeds21(1)
2008-2010Brann43(4)
2011Fylkir14(1)
National team‡
2000-2005Iceland24(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 January 2012

Gylfi Einarsson (born 27 October 1978 in Reykjavík) is a retired Icelandic football player. He played as a midfielder.

Club career

He started his career at Fylkir but moved to Norwegian club Lillestrøm SK in 2000. In the 2004 season he scored 13 goals in 26 matches. When his contract expired, he was snapped up by Leeds United,[1] who had to wait until January 2005 to sign him. Gylfi, who was originally seen as a player in the Gary Speed mould, had never been more than a bit-player at Elland Road. This was mainly due to the injury problems that he sustained during his time at the club. On 6 September 2006, Gylfi had a hip operation to remove floating bone and was out of contention for the squad for eight weeks.[2] In January 2007, Gylfi was subject to interest from Norwegian team, Strømsgodset.[3] Gylfi left Leeds United on the final day of the summer transfer window in the 2007/08 campaign, with his contract being terminated.[4] He scored one league goal during his stay at Leeds, in a 1-0 win at Burnley.[5]

Gylfi signed with the reigning Norwegian champions, SK Brann, on 25 January 2008, after a short try-out.[6]

International career

Gylfi made his debut for Iceland in a July 2000 friendly match against Malta as a sub for Helgi Kolviðsson. He has earned 24 caps so far and scored his only goal in a friendly against Italy when Iceland won a famous 2-0 victory in front of a record crowd of 20.204 at Laugardalsvöllur.

References

  1. ↑ "Leeds confirm Icelander deal". Sky Sports. 16 November 2004. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
  2. ↑ "Gylfi Set For Op". LeedsUnited.com. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-13.
  3. ↑ "Norwegians eye Gylfi". Sky Sports. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-26..
  4. ↑ "Leeds complete trio of signings". BBC Sport. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  5. ↑ "Burnley 0-1 Leeds". BBC. 5 February 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Gylfi Einarsson klar for Brann" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-01-25.

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