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Sigurður Grétarsson

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Sigurður Grétarsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-05-02) 2 May 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Iceland
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Breiðablik 34 (24)
1980–1981 FC 08 Homburg 16 (4)
1981–1983 Breiðablik 40 (21)
1983–1984 Tennis Borussia Berlin
1984–1985 Iraklis F.C. 26 (10)
1985–1990 FC Luzern 123 (46)
1990–1993 Grasshopper 65 (5)
1996–1997 Valur 11 (2)
1998–2000 Breiðablik 31 (4)
International career
1980–1992 Iceland 46 (8)
Managerial career
1996–1997 Valur
1998–2001 Breiðablik
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sigurður Grétarsson (born 2 May 1962) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a striker. After retiring, he worked as a football manager.

He is the older brother of former international player Arnar Grétarsson.

Club career

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Sigurður started at Breiðablik and later became very successful in the Swiss League with Luzern and Grasshopper Zürich. He finished his playing career at his first club, Breiðablik, where he became player-manager.

International career

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He made his debut for Iceland in 1980 and went on to win 46 caps, scoring eight goals.[1] He played his last international match in a June 1993 World Cup qualifier against Russia.

References

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  1. ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando; Nygård, Jostein (25 April 2013). "Iceland - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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