Einar Daníelsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Einar.
Einar Daníelsson
Personal information
Full name Einar Þór Daníelsson
Date of birth (1970-01-19) 19 January 1970
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 UMF Grindavík 34 (16)
1992–2003 KR Reykjavík 183 (39)
1996–1997KAA Gent (loan) 0 (0)
1997–1998FSV Zwickau (loan) 12 (1)
1998–1999OFI Crete (loan) 13 (1)
1999–2000Stoke City (loan) 8 (1)
2000Lillestrøm SK (loan) 1 (0)
2004 ÍBV 17 (4)
Total 268 (62)
National team
1991 Iceland U21 1 (0)
1993–2002 Iceland 21 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Einar Þór Daníelsson (born 19 January 1970) is an Icelandic former footballer who played in for UMF Grindavík, KR Reykjavík, KAA Gent, FSV Zwickau, OFI Crete, Stoke City, Lillestrøm SK, ÍBV and also for the Iceland national team.[1]

Club career

Einar played for local side KR Reykjavík before moving to Greek side OFI Crete in 1999.[1] He joined English side Stoke City in November 1999 along with a number of fellow countrymen following the club being taken over by a group of Icelandic businessmen.[1] Einar made a good start scoring on his debut in a 4–0 win away at Wycombe Wanderers.[1] However unlike some of the Icelandic players Einar failed to adapt to English football and left after making just nine appearances.[1] He went on to play for Lillestrøm SK, KR Reykjavík, ÍBV and Grótta .[1]

International career

Einar made his debut for the Iceland national football team on 17 October 1993, coming on as a late substitute for Rúnar Kristinsson in the 1–3 defeat to Tunisia. He went on to win 21 caps for his country over the following nine years, and scored his only international goal in the 4–0 win against Liechtenstein on 20 August 1997.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
UMF Grindavík 1990 1. deild karla 176176
1991 1. deild karla 17101710
Total 34163416
KR Reykjavík 1992 Úrvalsdeild 173173
1993 Úrvalsdeild 163163
1994 Úrvalsdeild 130130
1995 Úrvalsdeild 155155
1996 Úrvalsdeild 157157
1997 Úrvalsdeild 167167
1998 Úrvalsdeild 183183
1999 Úrvalsdeild 151151
2000 Úrvalsdeild 153153
2001 Úrvalsdeild 165165
2002 Úrvalsdeild 142142
2003 Úrvalsdeild 130130
Total 1833918339
KAA Gent (loan) 1996–97 Belgian First Division 0000
FSV Zwickau (loan) 1997–98 2. Bundesliga 121121
OFI Crete (loan) 1998–99 Alpha Ethniki 131131
Stoke City (loan) 1999–2000 Second Division 8100001091
Lillestrøm SK (loan) 2000 Tippeligaen 1010
ÍBV 2004 Úrvalsdeild 174174
Career Total 2686200001026962

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  2. "International matches played by Einar Daníelsson". Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (KSÍ). Retrieved 31 May 2012.
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