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Gunnar Pétursson Thorsteinsson (26 June 1894 – 5 March 1921) was an Icelandic footballer. He is considered one of Iceland's first great footballers.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Gunnar.
Gunnar Thorsteinsson
Personal information
Full name Gunnar Pétursson Thorsteinsson
Date of birth (1894-06-26)26 June 1894
Date of death 5 March 1921(1921-03-05) (aged 26)
Place of death Søllerød, Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–19?? Fram
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life and family


Gunnar was the son of the entrepreneur Pétur J. Thorsteinsson and Ásthildur Guðmundsdóttir. He grew up in Copenhagen and Reykjavík. Among Gunnar's siblings were footballers Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson and Samúel Thorsteinsson and artist Guðmundur "Muggur" Thorsteinsson.[1]

Gunnar joined Fram in 1913, quickly becoming one of their best players.[1][2] He was the Icelandic tournaments top goal scorer during the 1917 season.[3]


Death


In the fall of 1919, Gunnar fell ill with pulmonary tuberculosis.[4] He died in May 1921 in Søllerød, Denmark, from the illness.[5] At the time of his death, he was engaged to Nína Sæmundsdóttir.[4]


Honours, trophies and achievements



Titles



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References


  1. Stefán Pálsson (2 April 2016). "Fyrsti landsliðsmaðurinn". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. Stefán Pálsson (2009). Frambókin - Knattspyrnufélagið Fram í 100 ár (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélagið Fram. p. 58. ISBN 978-9979-70-579-6. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. "Markahæstu leikmenn í landsdeildum". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. "Trúlofun í skugga berklaveiki". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. "Mannalát". Lögrétta (in Icelandic). 9 March 1921. p. 4. Retrieved 19 December 2021.


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