Guðmundur Pétursson
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Guðmundur Pétursson is an Iceland
ic footballer. He is a forward and is currently under contract at Breiðablik
. He has also played for Iceland at under-21 level.
, Pétursson began his career with ÍR, based in Reykjavík
in 2004. In his first season, Pétursson played 17 games for ÍR, mainly coming on as a substitute. He showed his talents early in the season against Selfoss, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute and scoring twice within two minutes of arrival on the pitch. He didn't play as much in the second season because of conflicts with his manager but still scored 3 goals in the 6 games he got to play. In his last season at ÍR, he played 11 games and scored 2 goals until he was scouted by KR.
with KR, only to loose against Keflavík
0-2. It was Pétursson's first medal as a senior in football. KR where pleased with Pétursson's performance and signed him for 3 years. He was considered to have quite some potential, playing 7 games and scoring 2 goals, which got him a loan offer from Sandefjord
on 31 August 2007. There he played 6 games but was unable to find the net. He returned to KR in 2008. The seasons 2008 and 2009 Pétursson had limited playing time. He played 36 games, mainly coming on as a substitute, and scored 3 goals. With KR he won the VISA Bikar 2008
, coming off the bench as a substitute in the final against Fjölnir
. In 2009, Pétursson was getting concerned at KR, because of his lack of playing time and wanted to find some playing time else where.
where he grew to become an important asset to the team. He recapped his joy for football and proved everyone wrong who had lost there believe in him. He scored 4 goals in 10 league games. Breiðablik went all the way to win the VISA Bikar 2009 which ment Pétursson's second Cup title in 2 years. Pétursson scored the only and winning goal in the local derby against HK
in the quarter-finals and scored the winning goal against Keflavík
in the semi-finals. He netted his penalty in the penalty shoot-out against Fram
in the final. After only half a season at Breiðablik, Pétursson was already becoming an idol there.
On 8 March 2010 Pétursson permanently joined Breiðablik
on a three year contract. The former ÍR
, KR
and Sandefjord
player rejected an offer from Icelandic champions FH
, and chose to join Breiðablik
, after a successful loan-spell in 2009. Pétursson scored his first goal in the 2010 season in Breiðablik's draw against Fram 2-2 at home on 16 May 2010. He again scored against FH in the VISA Bikar 2010 on 3 June, but missed a penalty in the penalty shoot-out which Breiðablik lost. After a series of disappointing appearances Pétursson lost his place in the starting line-up and started on the bench against Fylkir
on 20 June. On 27 June Breiðablik played against Pétursson's old club KR at home. Pétursson came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal as Breiðablik went on to win the game 2-1. The game after that Pétursson was back in the starting line-up again and thanked his manager by scoring a goal in the 3-1 victory against Selfoss. Pétursson played his 100th official career league game when Breiðablik slaughtered Stjarnan
4-0 at home on 8 July. Unluckily Pétursson did not score in this game.
On 16 September 2010 Pétursson suffered a serious injury when he tore both his anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament as well as damaging the meniscus in his right knee in a game against his old team KR. It was preditcted that he would be out for around a year. Pétursson has not played a single game for Breiðablik in the year 2011 as he is still recovering from his injury.
1Includes other competitive competitions, including the Local Cup of Reykjavik and the Icelandic Super Cup.
.
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. He is a forward and is currently under contract at Breiðablik
Breiðablik 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...
. He has also played for Iceland at under-21 level.
ÍR (2004-2006)
Born in ReykjavíkReykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
, Pétursson began his career with ÍR, based in Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
in 2004. In his first season, Pétursson played 17 games for ÍR, mainly coming on as a substitute. He showed his talents early in the season against Selfoss, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute and scoring twice within two minutes of arrival on the pitch. He didn't play as much in the second season because of conflicts with his manager but still scored 3 goals in the 6 games he got to play. In his last season at ÍR, he played 11 games and scored 2 goals until he was scouted by KR.
KR (2006-2009)
On 1 August 2006, Pétursson went on loan to KR where he played 3 games and scored 1 goal. In the final match of the season against Valur, Pétursson scored the winning goal which got KR into European football. He also went all the way to the final of VISA Bikar 2008VISA-bikar 2008
The VISA-bikar 2008 was the forty-ninth season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 24, 2008 and concluded with the Final held on October 4, 2008. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10....
with KR, only to loose against Keflavík
Keflavík Football Club
Keflavík Football Club is an Icelandic football team, commonly known as Keflavík. It is a subdivision of Keflavík ÍF , based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. They play at Nettó-völlur in Keflavík.-Competition history:Keflavík have played in the Icelandic football league since 1956...
0-2. It was Pétursson's first medal as a senior in football. KR where pleased with Pétursson's performance and signed him for 3 years. He was considered to have quite some potential, playing 7 games and scoring 2 goals, which got him a loan offer from Sandefjord
Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....
on 31 August 2007. There he played 6 games but was unable to find the net. He returned to KR in 2008. The seasons 2008 and 2009 Pétursson had limited playing time. He played 36 games, mainly coming on as a substitute, and scored 3 goals. With KR he won the VISA Bikar 2008
VISA-bikar 2008
The VISA-bikar 2008 was the forty-ninth season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 24, 2008 and concluded with the Final held on October 4, 2008. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10....
, coming off the bench as a substitute in the final against Fjölnir
Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir
Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir is an multi sport club from Iceland. The club is located in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík. The club was founded in 1988 under the original name Ungmennafélagið Grafarvogur however because another team already had the abbreviation UMFG the name was changed to Ungmennafélagið...
. In 2009, Pétursson was getting concerned at KR, because of his lack of playing time and wanted to find some playing time else where.
Breiðablik (2009-present)
On 18 July 2009, Pétursson went on loan to BreiðablikBreiðablik 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...
where he grew to become an important asset to the team. He recapped his joy for football and proved everyone wrong who had lost there believe in him. He scored 4 goals in 10 league games. Breiðablik went all the way to win the VISA Bikar 2009 which ment Pétursson's second Cup title in 2 years. Pétursson scored the only and winning goal in the local derby against HK
Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs
Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs is an Icelandic sports club from the town of Kópavogur, mainly known for its football and handball teams. The club has a football team playing at the second tier of Icelandic football after being relegated in 2008.-History:...
in the quarter-finals and scored the winning goal against Keflavík
Keflavík Football Club
Keflavík Football Club is an Icelandic football team, commonly known as Keflavík. It is a subdivision of Keflavík ÍF , based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. They play at Nettó-völlur in Keflavík.-Competition history:Keflavík have played in the Icelandic football league since 1956...
in the semi-finals. He netted his penalty in the penalty shoot-out against Fram
Knattspyrnufélagið Fram
Knattspyrnufélagið Fram is an Icelandic sports club, best known for its football team. In European competitions it is known as Fram Reykjavík. It was founded on 1 May 1908 in Reykjavík. Based at Safamýri, located in the Laugardalur district of Reykjavík City Center. They are currently playing in...
in the final. After only half a season at Breiðablik, Pétursson was already becoming an idol there.
On 8 March 2010 Pétursson permanently joined Breiðablik
Breiðablik 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...
on a three year contract. The former ÍR
Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur
Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur is an Icelandic sport club, based in Reykjavík. It competes in the following:*Dance*Track and field*Handball*Bowling*Basketball*Football*Skiing*Taekwondo*Judo-Basketball honours:...
, KR
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:...
and Sandefjord
Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....
player rejected an offer from Icelandic champions FH
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, commonly referred to as FH, is Icelandic football club based in Hafnarfjörður.- Overview :The team are perhaps best known outside Iceland for beating Scottish side Dunfermline in the qualifying rounds of the 2004/05 UEFA Cup 4–3 on aggregate...
, and chose to join Breiðablik
Breiðablik 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...
, after a successful loan-spell in 2009. Pétursson scored his first goal in the 2010 season in Breiðablik's draw against Fram 2-2 at home on 16 May 2010. He again scored against FH in the VISA Bikar 2010 on 3 June, but missed a penalty in the penalty shoot-out which Breiðablik lost. After a series of disappointing appearances Pétursson lost his place in the starting line-up and started on the bench against Fylkir
Fylkir
Fylkir FC is an athletic club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland.Former players include Helgi Valur Daníelsson, who now plays for AIK, and Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, formerly of Arsenal and currently plays for Zulte Waregem in Belgium. Ragnar Sigurðsson who plays with...
on 20 June. On 27 June Breiðablik played against Pétursson's old club KR at home. Pétursson came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal as Breiðablik went on to win the game 2-1. The game after that Pétursson was back in the starting line-up again and thanked his manager by scoring a goal in the 3-1 victory against Selfoss. Pétursson played his 100th official career league game when Breiðablik slaughtered Stjarnan
Stjarnan
Stjarnan F.C. is an Icelandic sports club specialising in football, located in Garðabær, which currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild league in the Icelandic football division system, having won promotion from the 1...
4-0 at home on 8 July. Unluckily Pétursson did not score in this game.
On 16 September 2010 Pétursson suffered a serious injury when he tore both his anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament as well as damaging the meniscus in his right knee in a game against his old team KR. It was preditcted that he would be out for around a year. Pétursson has not played a single game for Breiðablik in the year 2011 as he is still recovering from his injury.
Club performance
- Last updated on 13:00, 23 June 2011.
Season Club League League Cup League Cup Europe Other1 Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals 2004 ÍR Íþróttafélag ReykjavíkurÍþróttafélag Reykjavíkur is an Icelandic sport club, based in Reykjavík. It competes in the following:*Dance*Track and field*Handball*Bowling*Basketball*Football*Skiing*Taekwondo*Judo-Basketball honours:...
2. deild karla2. deild karla2. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system. Current champions are Tindastóll/Hvöt....17 3 1 1 4 0 - - 2 0 24 4 2005 ÍR Íþróttafélag ReykjavíkurÍþróttafélag Reykjavíkur is an Icelandic sport club, based in Reykjavík. It competes in the following:*Dance*Track and field*Handball*Bowling*Basketball*Football*Skiing*Taekwondo*Judo-Basketball honours:... 2. deild karla2. deild karla2. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system. Current champions are Tindastóll/Hvöt....6 3 1 2 2 1 - - 4 2 13 8 2006 ÍR Íþróttafélag ReykjavíkurÍþróttafélag Reykjavíkur is an Icelandic sport club, based in Reykjavík. It competes in the following:*Dance*Track and field*Handball*Bowling*Basketball*Football*Skiing*Taekwondo*Judo-Basketball honours:... 2. deild karla2. deild karla2. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system. Current champions are Tindastóll/Hvöt....11 2 3 3 5 3 - - 4 0 23 8 KR Knattspyrnufélag ReykjavíkurKnattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:...
(loan) Úrvalsdeild3 1 1 0 - - - - - - 4 1 2007 KR Knattspyrnufélag ReykjavíkurKnattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:... Úrvalsdeild7 2 1 0 5 0 2 1 3 1 18 4 Sandefjord Sandefjord FotballSandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....
(loan)
TippeligaenTippeligaenTippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...6 0 0 0 - - - - - - 6 0 2008 KR Knattspyrnufélag ReykjavíkurKnattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:... Úrvalsdeild19 1 4 0 6 1 - - 1 0 32 3 2009 KR Knattspyrnufélag ReykjavíkurKnattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:... Úrvalsdeild10 0 2 1 5 3 - - 1 0 18 4 Breiðablik Breiðablik UBKBreiðablik 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...
(loan) Úrvalsdeild10 4 3 2 0 0 - - 0 0 13 6 2010 KR Knattspyrnufélag ReykjavíkurKnattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:... Úrvalsdeild0 0 0 0 2 0 - - 3 1 5 1 Breiðablik Breiðablik UBKBreiðablik 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... Úrvalsdeild19 3 1 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 26 5 2011 Breiðablik Breiðablik UBKBreiðablik 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... Úrvalsdeild0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club total |ÍR Íþróttafélag ReykjavíkurÍþróttafélag Reykjavíkur is an Icelandic sport club, based in Reykjavík. It competes in the following:*Dance*Track and field*Handball*Bowling*Basketball*Football*Skiing*Taekwondo*Judo-Basketball honours:...
34 8 5 6 11 4 0 0 10 2 60 20 Club total |KR Knattspyrnufélag ReykjavíkurKnattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:...
39 4 8 1 18 4 2 1 10 3 77 13 Club total |Sandefjord Sandefjord FotballSandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Club total |Breiðablik Breiðablik UBKBreiðablik 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...
29 7 4 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 39 11 Career total 108 19 17 10 32 9 4 1 21 5 182 44
1Includes other competitive competitions, including the Local Cup of Reykjavik and the Icelandic Super Cup.
International career
Pétursson has one cap for Iceland at under-21 level but didn't manage to score any goals. His only match was on 12 June 2008 against NorwayNorway national under-21 football team
The Norwegian national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign...
.