Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

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Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
Personal information
Full name Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
Date of birth (1950-09-03)3 September 1950
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Date of death 24 January 2021(2021-01-24) (aged 70)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1971 Valur 50 (15)
1972 Cape Town City 10 (2)
1972–1974 Valur 42 (13)
1974 FC Metz 0 (0)
1975 Holbæk B&I 12 (2)
1975–1980 Celtic 127 (24)
1980–1981 Tulsa Roughnecks 68 (17)
1981–1982 Hannover 96 21 (1)
1982–1984 Motherwell 55 (6)
1984–1985 Þróttur 33 (0)
National team
1971–1983 Iceland 34 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson (3 September 1950 – 24 January 2021) was an Icelandic international football player.[1] He won the Scottish league championship twice with Celtic F.C. and the Scottish Cup once.

Eðvaldsson died on 24 January 2021, aged 70.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. "News Archive". Bob Dunning 1970-71 Football review. 30 September 2005. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. Haukur Harðarson (24 January 2021). "Jóhannes Eðvaldsson látinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 January 2021.