Matthías Hallgrímsson

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 Matthías.
Matthías Hallgrímsson
Personal information
Date of birth12 December 1946
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1965–1976ÍA
1976–1977Halmia
1978–1979ÍA
1980–1981Valur
National team
1968–1978Iceland45(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Matthías Hallgrímsson (born 12 December 1946) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Club career

Matthías played club football in Iceland and Sweden for ÍA, Halmia and Valur.[1] He was topscorer in the Úrvalsdeild in the 1969 and 1975 seasons.[2]

International career

Matthías scored 11 goals in 45 appearances for the Iceland national football team.[3] 4 of those appearances came in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Iceland - Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Iceland - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Matthías Hallgrímsson – FIFA competition record