Gísli Torfason
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Date of birth
10 July 1954
Date of death
21 May 2005 (aged 50)
Place of death
Keflavík, Iceland
Position(s)
Defender
goalkeeper[1]
goalkeeper[1]
| 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, Gísli was named as "player of the Iceland Championship" by the Morgunblaðið newspaper.[5]
Gísli died on May 21, 2005, in Keflavík,[6] at the age of 50.
