Eyleifur Hafsteinsson

Eyleifur Hafsteinsson (born 31 May 1947) is an Icelandic former footballer. He won the Icelandic championship in 1968, 1970 and 1974 and the Icelandic Cup in 1966.[1] He was part of the Iceland national football team between 1964 and 1972, playing 26 matches and scoring 4 goals.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Eyleifur.
Eyleifur Hafsteinsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-05-31) 31 May 1947
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Position(s) 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)
National team
1965 Iceland U-19 2 (1)
1964–1972 Iceland 26 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After coming up through the junior teams of Íþróttabandalag Akraness (ÍA), he debuted with the senior team in 1964.[2][3] 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.[4] He returned to ÍA before the start of the 1965 season where he scored 7 goals.[5] In 1966, he moved to Reykjavík and joined Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur where he played until 1969.[6][7] In 1970, he returned to ÍA where he finished his career in 1975, at the age of 27.[8]

Statistics
Year Team GP Goals Source
1964 ÍA 1010
1965 ÍA 107
1966 KR ?5
1967 KR ?3
1968 KR ?6
1969 KR ?4
1970 ÍA 145
1971 ÍA 143
1972 ÍA 1311
1973 Did not play - retired
1974 ÍA 111

See also

References
  1. "Á Sigurslóð: Ótrúlegt afrek Eyleifs". Skagafréttir (in Icelandic). 15 October 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. "Hvarflaði aldrei að mér, að ég myndi leika með Ríkharði". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 23 July 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
  3. "Við getum alveg eins unnið ef liðið verður samstillt". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 26 July 1964. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
  4. "Ég hef ekki hug á að gerast atvinnumaður". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 12 May 1965. pp. 11, 15. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
  5. "Íslandsmeistarar í 19 sinn". Íþróttablaðið. 1 October 1965. p. 198. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
  6. "Eyleifur hættir hjá KR og flytur aftur upp á Akranes". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 27 November 1969. p. 2. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
  7. "Heldur með báðum liðum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 27 July 2002. p. 10. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
  8. "Íþróttamaður dagsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
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