Sigurður Grétarsson
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Sigurður Grétarsson is a former Iceland
ic footballer
who played as a striker. After retiring he worked as a football manager.
He is the older brother of another former international player: Arnar Grétarsson
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and later became very successful in the Swiss League with Luzern and Grasshopper Zürich. He finished his playing career at his first club, now renamed Breiðablik, where he became player-manager.
in 1980 and went on to win 46 caps, scoring 8 goals. He played his last international match in a June 1993 World Cup qualifier against Russia
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Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who played as a striker. After retiring he worked as a football manager.
He is the older brother of another former international player: Arnar Grétarsson
Arnar Grétarsson
Arnar Grétarsson is a retired Icelandic football player, currently the Director of Football at Greek football club AEK Athens F.C..-Club career:...
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Club career
Grétarsson started at UB KópavogurBreiðablik UBK
Breiðablik was founded in 1950 and is the biggest sports club in Kópavogur in Iceland. Breidablik has several divisions, both men's and women's: football, athletics, basketball, karate, dance, skiing, swimming and team handball.- Name :The name Breiðablik comes from Norse mythology, where it was...
and later became very successful in the Swiss League with Luzern and Grasshopper Zürich. He finished his playing career at his first club, now renamed Breiðablik, where he became player-manager.
International career
He made his debut for IcelandIceland national football team
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
in 1980 and went on to win 46 caps, scoring 8 goals. He played his last international match in a June 1993 World Cup qualifier against Russia
Russia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
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