Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jóhannes Eðvaldsson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1968–1971 | Valur | 50 | (15) |
| 1972 | Cape Town City | 10 | (2) |
| 1972–1974 | Valur | 42 | (13) |
| 1974 | FC Metz | 0 | (0) |
| 1975 | Holbæk B&I | 12 | (2) |
| 1975–1980 | Celtic | 127 | (24) |
| 1980–1981 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 68 | (17) |
| 1981–1982 | Hannover 96 | 21 | (1) |
| 1982–1984 | Motherwell | 55 | (6) |
| 1984–1985 | Throttur | 33 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1971–1983 | Iceland | 34 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson (born 3 September 1950, in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic former international football player of Estonian descent.[1]
Playing career
Eðvaldsson started his career with Valur in his native land before short spells with Metz of France and Holbek of Denmark. He moved to Scotland in 1975, joining Celtic F.C. after a short trial. He played in almost every outfield position while at Celtic but was most suited to central defence. He was nicknamed "Shuggy" by the fans. After making 188 appearances for the Glasgow club, during which he scored 36 goals, Eðvaldsson moved to the USA in February 1980, joining NASL side Tulsa Roughnecks.
Eðvaldsson returned to Europe in 1981, joining German side Hannover 96.[2] He joined Motherwell in 1982 and played two seasons for the Fir Park side before retiring in 1984.
During his career he gained 34 caps[3] for the Iceland national side, 16 of which were attained while with Celtic.
Coaching career
Eðvaldsson started a coaching career with Þróttur in 1984[2] but soon returned to live in Scotland, where his wife is from. He suffered a brain haemorrhage in 1995 but made a full recovery. Edvaldsson is now a coach for a 1994 team Jimmy Johnstone Academy.
Family footballing connections
Eðvaldsson's father Evald Mikson was a former Estonian international goalkeeper in the 1930s, who was later Deputy Head of the Tallinn Police during the Nazi occupation. Accused of war crimes, Mikson fled Estonia at the end of World War II, eventually alighting in Iceland where he settled and raised a family, changing his name to the Icelandic Eðvald Hinriksson.[1]
Eðvaldsson's brother Atli, seven years his junior, is also a former international footballer, who was for a period Iceland's record cap holder. Atli Eðvaldsson played most of his career in Germany with Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Uerdingen and Fortuna Düsseldorf before moving into coaching. He managed the Icelandic national side between 2000 and 2003.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "News Archive". Bob Dunning 1970-71 Football review. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- 1 2 "Jóhannes Eðvaldsson". Neil Brown player Records. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ↑ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando; Nygård, Jostein (25 April 2013). "Iceland - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2013.