Theódór Elmar Bjarnason
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Theodór Elmar Bjarnason | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Elazığspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | KR Reykjavík | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Lyn | 40 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | IFK Göteborg | 60 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | Randers FC | 75 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | AGF | 53 | (2) |
| 2017– | Elazığspor | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Iceland U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Iceland U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Iceland U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2007– | Iceland | 36 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 January 2017 | |||
Theódór Elmar "Teddy" Bjarnason (born 4 March 1987 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays as a left midfielder for Elazığspor.[2]
Club career
Early career
Before joining Celtic, Theódór played for KR Reykjavík in Iceland. He also played one season for the reserve team of the Norwegian club IK Start as a 16-year-old, but rejected an offer of a professional contract with them and moved back to Iceland.
Celtic
Theódór made his domestic debut for Celtic against Hibernian in the last game of season 2006/07 and played the full 90 minutes[3] in a match in which he was named man of the match by the Celtic website. He was also on the bench for the 1-0 win over Dunfermline in the 2007 Scottish Cup Final.[4]
On 21 May 2007, Theódór announced he would put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension with Celtic to tie him to the club until the summer of 2009 and on 13 June, he signed a new three-year contract.[5]
Lyn Oslo
On 15 January 2008, Theódór signed for Lyn Oslo,[6] in a bid to play regular first team football again.
IFK Göteborg
Following severe financial difficulties in the running of Lyn, Theódór moved to IFK Göteborg on 22 July 2009.[7]
Randers FC
In the start of 2012, Theódór signed a new contract with the Danish side Randers FC. However, he got injured in the start-up and wasn't able to play for six months.
AGF
In June 2015 he signed a two -year contract with the Danish club AGF. He left the club after 2 years.[8]
International career
He was selected for EURO 2016.[9]
Personal life
His grandfather, Theódór Jakob Guðmundsson, played for KR Reykjavík in the golden years of that club and competed against Liverpool in 1964 in the first European game for both of these clubs.
References
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/teams/player=73346/index.html
- ↑ Elmar Bjarnason rykker til Tyrkiet‚ bold.dk, 18 July 2017
- ↑ "Hibernian 2-1 Celtic". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Celtic 1-0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Bjarnason agrees Celtic extension". BBC Sport. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- ↑ Teddy Bjarnason moves to Norway, Celtic FC, 15 January 2008
- ↑ "Theodór Elmar til Gautaborgar". RÚV. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ↑ AGF siger farvel til fem spillere‚ bold.dk, 31 May 2017
- ↑ "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links
- Teddy Bjarnason at Soccerbase
- Theodor Elmar Bjarnasson career stats at lynfotball.net
- Theódór Elmar Bjarnason at National-Football-Teams.com
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