Samuel Thorsteinsson

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Samuel Thorsteinsson
Personal information
Full name Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson
Date of birth (1893-01-01)1 January 1893
Place of birth Bíldudalur, Iceland
Date of death 25 November 1956(1956-11-25) (aged 63)
Place of death Slagelse, Denmark
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910 Naples FC
191?–1912 Akademisk Boldklub
1912–1913 Naples FC
191?–192? Akademisk Boldklub
National team
1918-1919 Denmark 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson (1 January 1893 – 25 November 1956) was an Icelandic footballer[1][2] and a physician, born in Iceland.[3][4] He played in seven matches for the Denmark national team in 1918 and 1919.[5]

He won the Danish football Championship in 1919 and 1921 as part of Akademisk Boldklub. He also played briefly for the Italian Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club, becoming the first Nordic footballer to compete in Italy.

Family[]

Samúel was the son of Icelandic entrepreneur Pétur J. Thorsteinsson and Ásthildur Guðmundsdóttir. He was a younger brother of Icelandic artist Muggur[6] and older brother of footballers Gunnar Thorsteinsson and Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Benedikt G. Waage (16 June 1918). "Samúel Thorsteinsson". Þróttur (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 30 December 2021. Samúel Thorsteinsson er frægasti knattspyrnumaður Íslands.
  2. ^ "Blöð og bækur". Frón (in Icelandic). 24 June 1918. p. 99. Retrieved 30 December 2021. Samúel Thorsteinsson er frægasti knattspyrnumaður íslenzkur.
  3. ^ "Samuel Thorsteinsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Samúel Thorsteinsson læknir: in memoriam". Læknablaðið. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Samuel Thorsteinsson". EU Football. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Samuel Thorsteinsson". Gravsted.dk. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ Stefán Pálsson (2 April 2016). "Fyrsti landsliðsmaðurinn". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

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