Theódór Elmar Bjarnason Explained

Theódór Elmar Bjarnason
Fullname:Theódór Elmar Bjarnason[1]
Birth Date:4 March 1987
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Height:1.83 m[2]
Position:Central midfielder
Currentclub:KR Reykjavík
Clubnumber:16
Years1:2003–2004
Clubs1:KR Reykjavík
Caps1:10
Goals1:0
Years2:2004–2008
Clubs2:Celtic
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2008–2009
Clubs3:Lyn
Caps3:40
Goals3:3
Years4:2009–2012
Clubs4:Göteborg
Caps4:60
Goals4:4
Years5:2012–2015
Clubs5:Randers
Caps5:75
Goals5:3
Years6:2015–2017
Clubs6:AGF
Caps6:53
Goals6:2
Years7:2017–2018
Clubs7:Elazığspor
Caps7:39
Goals7:0
Years8:2019
Clubs8:Gazişehir Gaziantep
Caps8:13
Goals8:1
Years9:2019–2020
Clubs9:Akhisarspor
Caps9:36
Goals9:3
Years10:2021
Clubs10:Lamia
Caps10:17
Goals10:0
Years11:2021–
Clubs11:KR Reykjavík
Caps11:73
Goals11:8
Nationalyears4:2007–2018
Nationalteam4:Iceland
Nationalcaps4:41
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears3:2005–2008
Nationalteam3:Iceland U21
Nationalcaps3:10
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears2:2004–2005
Nationalteam2:Iceland U19
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:3
Nationalyears1:2003–2004
Nationalteam1:Iceland U17
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:1
Pcupdate:4 August 2024
Ntupdate:9 September 2018

Theódór Elmar Bjarnason (born 4 March 1987) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for KR Reykjavík.

Club career

Early career

Born in Reykjavík, Iceland, Theódor played for KR Reykjavík in Iceland. He also played one season for the reserve team of the Norwegian club IK Start as a 16-year-old, but rejected an offer of a professional contract with them and moved back to Iceland.

Celtic

Theódór joined Celtic in 2004. He made his domestic debut for Celtic against Hibernian in the last game of the 2006–07 season and played the full 90 minutes[3] in a match in which he was named man of the match by the Celtic website. He was also on the bench for the 1–0 win over Dunfermline in the 2007 Scottish Cup Final.[4]

On 21 May 2007, Theódór announced he would put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension with Celtic to tie him to the club until the summer of 2009 and on 13 June, he signed a new three-year contract.[5]

Lyn Oslo

On 15 January 2008, Theódór signed for Lyn Oslo,[6] in a bid to play regular first team football again.

IFK Göteborg

Following severe financial difficulties in the running of Lyn, Theódór moved to IFK Göteborg on 22 July 2009.[7]

Randers FC

In the start of 2012, Theódór signed a new contract with the Danish side Randers FC. However, he got injured in the start-up and was not able to play for six months.

AGF

In June 2015 he signed a two-year contract with the Danish club AGF. He left the club after two years.[8]

Gazişehir Gaziantep

On 5 January 2019, Bjarnason signed with Turkish club Gazişehir Gaziantep for one and a half years.[9]

Akhisarspor

On 24 July 2019, Bjarnason signed with Akhisarspor.

International career

He was part of the Icelandic Euro 2016 squad, contributing one assist[10] and also played on the 2017 China Cup, where Iceland won silver medals.[11] [12]

Personal life

His grandfather, Theódór Jakob Guðmundsson, played for KR Reykjavík in the golden years of that club and competed against Liverpool in 1964 in the first European game for both of these clubs.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Bell's Scottish Football Review 2005.06 . 2005 . Cre8 Publishing . 9-780954-855611 . 18.
  2. Web site: UEFA EURO 2016 - Elmar Bjarnason - UEFA.com . 21 May 2016 . 4 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170604193413/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/teams/player=73346/index.html . dead .
  3. News: Hibernian 2-1 Celtic . 20 May 2007. BBC Sport. BBC. 9 November 2015.
  4. News: Celtic 1-0 Dunfermline . 26 May 2007. BBC Sport. BBC. 9 November 2015.
  5. News: Bjarnason agrees Celtic extension . BBC Sport . 13 June 2007 . 13 June 2007.
  6. http://www.celticfc.net/news/stories/news_150108141714.aspx Teddy Bjarnason moves to Norway
  7. News: Theodór Elmar til Gautaborgar . RÚV . 23 July 2009 . 23 July 2009. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110809015438/http://www.ruv.is/heim/frettir/frett/store64/item291111 . 9 August 2011 . dmy-all .
  8. http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/agf-siger-farvel-til-fem-spillere/ AGF siger farvel til fem spillere
  9. http://www.milliyet.com.tr/gazisehir-gaziantep-bjarnason-u---2806662-skorerhaber/ Gazişehir Gaziantep, Bjarnason'u transfer etti
  10. Web site: A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016. 9 May 2016. 10 May 2016. is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands.
  11. Web site: Iceland vs. Chile - 15 January 2017 - Soccerway.
  12. Web site: China PR vs. Iceland - 10 January 2017 - Soccerway.