| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Bíldudalur, Iceland | ||
| Date of death | 25 November 1956 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Slagelse, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910 | Naples FC | ||
| 191?–1912 | Akademisk Boldklub | ||
| 1912–1913 | Naples FC | ||
| 191?–192? | Akademisk Boldklub | ||
| International career | |||
| 1918–1919 | Denmark | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson (1 January 1893 – 25 November 1956) was an Icelandic footballer[1][2] and a physician.[3] He played in seven matches for the Denmark national team in 1918 and 1919.[4]
Playing the right outside forward position,[5] he won the Danish football Championship in 1919[6] and 1921 as part of Akademisk Boldklub.[citation needed] He also played briefly for the Italian Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club, becoming the first Nordic footballer to compete in Italy.[6]
Family[edit]
Thorsteinsson was born in Bíldudalur, Iceland, to Icelandic entrepreneur Pétur J. Thorsteinsson and Ásthildur Guðmundsdóttir.[3] He was a younger brother of Icelandic artist Muggur[7] and older brother of footballers Gunnar Thorsteinsson and Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Benedikt G. Waage (16 June 1918). "Samúel Thorsteinsson". Þróttur (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via Tímarit.is.
Samúel Thorsteinsson er frægasti knattspyrnumaður Íslands
- ^ "Blöð og bækur". Frón (in Icelandic). 24 June 1918. p. 99. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via Tímarit.is.
Samúel Thorsteinsson er frægasti knattspyrnumaður íslenzkur
- ^ a b "Samúel Thorsteinsson læknir: in memoriam". Læknablaðið. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Samuel Thorsteinsson". EU Football. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Heimsókn "Akademisk Boldklub"". Þróttur (in Icelandic). 17 June 1919. p. 35. Retrieved 13 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ a b c Stefán Pálsson (2 April 2016). "Fyrsti landsliðsmaðurinn". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 19 December 2021 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Samuel Thorsteinsson". Gravsted.dk. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
External links[edit]
- Samuel Thorsteinsson at EU-Football.info
- Samuel Thorsteinsson at Olympedia
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