- Stefán Gíslason
Football player infobox
playername = Stefán Gíslason
fullname = Stefán Gíslason
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|3|15
cityofbirth =Reykjavik
countryofbirth =Iceland
height = 1.96 m.
currentclub =Brøndby IF
clubnumber = 20
position = defensive midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = UMF Austri
years = 1997–1998 1999–2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 2005–2007 2007–
clubs = Arsenal →KR Reykjavík (loan) StrømsgodsetGrazer AK Keflavík ÍF Lyn OsloBrøndby IF
caps(goals) = 00 (0) 28 (1) 64 (1) 05 (0) 34 (4) 62 (8) 19 (3)
nationalyears = 2002–
nationalteam = flagicon|Iceland Iceland
nationalcaps(goals) = 22 (0)
pcupdate = 21 March 2008
ntupdate = 21 June 2008Stefán Gíslason (born
March 15 ,1980 ) is anIceland ic football player, who is currently the team captain ofBrøndby IF in theDanish Superliga . Gíslason is a defensive midfielder.Club career
As a youngster he was on the roster of English giants Arsenal, but limited playing time saw him returning to
KR Reykjavík on a loan deal. He later played for Strømsgodset,Grazer AK andKeflavík ÍF before joining Lyn in 2005. Gíslason immediately made an impression, and was eventually made vice captain. While at Lyn he played 62 league games out of a possible 65, scoring eight goals.He was sold to Brøndby in July 2007 and in February 2008 replacedPer Nielsen as captain.International career
Stefán Gíslason made his debut for Iceland in a January 2002 friendly match against Kuwait as a substitute for
Helgi Sigurðsson . He has since been capped 21 times for the Icelandic national team.External links
*dk icon [http://www.brondby.com/player.asp?sid=175&id=33# Brøndby IF profile]
*no icon [http://www.lynfotball.net/Lyn_Spiller.asp?ID=23&WT.mc_id=Wi_en Lyn profile]
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