Samuel Thorsteinsson
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]
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
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 born in Bíldudalur, Iceland, to Icelandic entrepreneur Pétur J. Thorsteinsson and Ásthildur Guðmundsdóttir.[3] He was a younger brother of Icelandic artist Muggur[5] and older brother of footballers Gunnar Thorsteinsson and Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson.[6]
References
- Benedikt G. Waage (16 June 1918). "Samúel Thorsteinsson". Þróttur (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
Samúel Thorsteinsson er frægasti knattspyrnumaður Íslands.
- "Blöð og bækur". Frón (in Icelandic). 24 June 1918. p. 99. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
Samúel Thorsteinsson er frægasti knattspyrnumaður íslenzkur.
- "Samúel Thorsteinsson læknir: in memoriam". Læknablaðið. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "Samuel Thorsteinsson". EU Football. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- "Samuel Thorsteinsson". Gravsted.dk. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- Stefán Pálsson (2 April 2016). "Fyrsti landsliðsmaðurinn". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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