Eyleifur Hafsteinsson
Icelandic footballer (born 1947)
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Eyleifur Hafsteinsson (born 31 May 1947) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a forward. He won the Icelandic championship in 1968, 1970 and 1974 and the Icelandic Cup in 1966.[1] He was part of the Iceland national team between 1964 and 1972, playing 26 matches and scoring 4 goals.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 May 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Akranes, Iceland | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ÍA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1965 | ÍA | 20 | (17) |
| 1966–1969 | KR | (18) | |
| 1970–1973 | ÍA | 41 | (19) |
| 1974 | ÍA | 11 | (1) |
| Total | (37) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1965 | Iceland U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 1964–1972 | Iceland | 26 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
After coming up through the junior teams of Íþróttabandalag Akraness (ÍA), he debuted with the senior team in 1964.[3][4] He became an instant hit, becoming the youngest player ever to score in the Icelandic top-tier league when he did so three days before his 17th birthday. He finished the 1964 season as the league's top goal scorer with 10 goals.[1] The following year he spent three months in Glasgow, Scotland, where he trained with the Glasgow Rangers.[5] He returned to ÍA before the start of the 1965 season where he scored 7 goals.[6] In 1966, he moved to Reykjavík and joined Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur where he played until 1969.[7][8] In 1970, he returned to ÍA where he finished his career in 1975, at the age of 27.[9]
