Samuel Thorsteinsson

Samuel Thorsteinsson
Personal information
Full name Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson
Date of birth (1893-01-01)1 January 1893
Place of birth Bíldudalur, Iceland
Date of death 25 November 1956(1956-11-25) (aged 63)
Place of death Slagelse, Denmark
Position Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910 Naples FC
191?–1912 Akademisk Boldklub
1912–1913 Naples FC
191?–192? Akademisk Boldklub
International career
1918–1919 Denmark 7 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson (1 January 1893 – 25 November 1956) was an Icelandic footballer and a physician. He played in seven matches for the Denmark national team in 1918 and 1919.

Playing the right outside forward position, he won the Danish football Championship in 1919 and 1921 as part of Akademisk Boldklub.[citation needed] He also played briefly for the Italian Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club, becoming the first Nordic footballer to compete in Italy.

Family

Thorsteinsson was born in Bíldudalur, Iceland, to Icelandic entrepreneur Pétur J. Thorsteinsson and Ásthildur Guðmundsdóttir. He was a younger brother of Icelandic artist Muggur and older brother of footballers Gunnar Thorsteinsson and Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson.

References

  1. ↑ Benedikt G. Waage (16 June 1918). "Samúel Thorsteinsson". Þróttur (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via Tímarit.is. Samúel Thorsteinsson er frægasti knattspyrnumaður Íslands Open access icon
  2. ↑ "Blöð og bækur". Frón (in Icelandic). 24 June 1918. p. 99. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via Tímarit.is. Samúel Thorsteinsson er frægasti knattspyrnumaður íslenzkur Open access icon
  3. 1 2 "Samúel Thorsteinsson læknir: in memoriam". Læknablaðið. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  4. ↑ "Samuel Thorsteinsson". EU Football. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Heimsókn "Akademisk Boldklub"". Þróttur (in Icelandic). 17 June 1919. p. 35. Retrieved 13 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  6. 1 2 3 Stefán Pálsson (2 April 2016). "Fyrsti landsliðsmaðurinn". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 19 December 2021 – via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  7. ↑ "Samuel Thorsteinsson". Gravsted.dk. Retrieved 13 September 2020.