- Atli Eðvaldsson
Football player infobox
playername = Atli Eðvaldsson
fullname = Atli Eðvaldsson
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1957|3|3
cityofbirth = Rekjavik
countryofbirth =Iceland
height =
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position =midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1974-1980 1980-1981 1981-1985 1985-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1993 1994
clubs =Valur Borussia Dortmund Fortuna Düsseldorf Bayer UerdingenValur GençlerbirlığıKR Reykjavik HK Kópavogur "career totals"
caps(goals) = 93 (31) 30 (11) 122 (38) 72 (10) 23 (6) 23 (4) 48 (16) 11 (1) "422 (117)"
nationalyears = 1976-1991
nationalteam = flagicon|Iceland Iceland
nationalcaps(goals) = 70 (8)
manageryears = 1995-1996 1997 1998-1999 1999-2003
managerclubs = ÍBVFylkir KR Reykjavik Iceland
pcupdate = 17 September 2007
ntupdate = 17 September 2007Atli Eðvaldsson (born
3 March 1957 ) is a formerIceland ic footballer who played as a midfielder. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential players to come from Iceland. After retiring he became a well-known manager.He is the younger brother of former international player
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson .Club career
Eðvaldsson started at
Valur and later became very successful in the German Bundesliga withFortuna Düsseldorf and Bayer Uerdingen. On June 6th, 1983 he became the first Icelandic player to score a hattrick in the Bundesliga, for Fortuna Düsseldorf againstEintracht Frankfurt . After a year in Turkey, he finished his playing career back in Iceland, where he became player-manager.International career
He made his debut for Iceland in 1976 and went on to win 70 caps, scoring 8 goals [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ijs-recintlp.html Iceland - Record International Players] - RSSSF] and captaining the team many times. At the time of his retirement he was Iceland's record cap. He played his last international match in a September 1991 friendly game against Denmark.
Manager years
After his playing days ended, Eðvaldsson went on to manage three Icelandic club teams before taking the helm at the national team in 1999. He lasted four years there.
References
External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=16150 National football teams profile]
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