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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 July 1954 | ||
| Date of death | 21 May 2005 (aged 50) | ||
| Place of death | Keflavík, Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender goalkeeper[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1981 | Keflavík | ||
| International career | |||
| Iceland U19 | 6[2] | (0) | |
| 1973–1979 | Iceland | 29 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gísli Torfason[3] (10 July 1954 – 21 May 2005) was an Icelandic football defender and goalkeeper. He played in 29 matches[4] for the Iceland national football team from 1973 to 1979.[2]
In 1977, Torfason was named as "player of the Iceland Championship" by the Morgunblaðið newspaper.[5]
Torfason died on May 21, 2005, in Keflavík,[6] at the age of 50.
References
[edit]- ^ ",,Stressið" setti strik í reikn-inginn". Time (in Icelandic). 15 June 1979. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ a b "Gísli Torfason". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Gísli Torfason er byrjaòur aò leika knattspyrnu aftur". Time (in Icelandic). 7 July 1972. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ "Gísli Torfason 1954-2005". Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík (in Icelandic). 27 May 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Gísli Torfason ÍBK er "leikmaòur Íslandsmótsins"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 August 1977. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ "Gísli Torfason". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 May 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Timarit.is.
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