Gísli Torfason

Gísli Torfason[3] (10 July 1954 – 21 May 2005) was an Icelandic football defender and goalkeeper. He played in 29 matches[4] for the Iceland national football team from 1973 to 1979.[2]

Gísli Torfason
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-07-10)10 July 1954
Date of death 21 May 2005(2005-05-21) (aged 50)
Place of death Keflavík, Iceland
Position(s) Defender
goalkeeper[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1981 Keflavík
International career
Iceland U19 6[2] (0)
1973–1979 Iceland 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1977, Torfason was named as "player of the Iceland Championship" by the Morgunblaðið newspaper.[5]

Torfason died on May 21, 2005, in Keflavík,[6] at the age of 50.

References
  1. ",,Stressið" setti strik í reikn-inginn". Time (in Icelandic). 15 June 1979. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Timarit.is.
  2. "Gísli Torfason". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. "Gísli Torfason er byrjaòur aò leika knattspyrnu aftur". Time (in Icelandic). 7 July 1972. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Timarit.is.
  4. "Gísli Torfason 1954-2005". Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík (in Icelandic). 27 May 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  5. "Gísli Torfason ÍBK er "leikmaòur Íslandsmótsins"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 August 1977. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Timarit.is.
  6. "Gísli Torfason". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 May 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Timarit.is.


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