Gísli Torfason Explained

Gísli Torfason
Birth Date:10 July 1954
Death Place:Keflavík, Iceland
Position:Defender
goalkeeper[1]
Years1:1971–1981
Clubs1:Keflavík
Nationalteam1:Iceland U19
Nationalcaps1:6[2]
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1973–1979
Nationalteam2:Iceland
Nationalcaps2:29
Nationalgoals2:0

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.

In 1977, Torfason was named as "player of the Iceland Championship" by the Morgunblaðið newspaper.[5]

Torfason died on May 21, 2005, in Keflavík,[6] at the age of 50.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ,,Stressið" setti strik í reikn-inginn. Time. June 15, 1979. March 16, 2024. Icelandic. Timarit.is.
  2. Web site: Gísli Torfason. Football Association of Iceland. March 16, 2024. Icelandic.
  3. Web site: Gísli Torfason er byrjaòur aò leika knattspyrnu aftur. Time. July 7, 1972. March 16, 2024. Icelandic. Timarit.is.
  4. Web site: Gísli Torfason 1954-2005. Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík. May 27, 2005. March 16, 2024. Icelandic.
  5. Web site: Gísli Torfason ÍBK er "leikmaòur Íslandsmótsins". Morgunblaðið. August 30, 1977. March 16, 2024. Icelandic. Timarit.is.
  6. Web site: Gísli Torfason. Morgunblaðið. May 27, 2005. March 16, 2024. Icelandic. Timarit.is.