If in Sweden you are tired of hearing the surname Ibrahimovic, ask for an Icelander gudjohnson. In Iceland One of the longest dynasties in sports history still stands, the gudjohnson. There are 44 consecutive years with a family member (Arnór, Eidur, sveinn aron and andri) in the national team. And more than will be, because Andri Gudjohsenthe smallest of all, known for passing through the quarry of real Madridwas one of the stars of the win (0-7) match Liechtenstein in the qualifiers euro 2024.
It all started in 1979 when he was a teenager Arnor Gudjohnsen He made his debut with absolute. The grandfathers of international players began to leave their genes on the playing fields, which would later be collected by their descendants. Arnór played as a striker in anderlecht and the Girondinsand finished his career in his home country, where he played 73 international matches and scored 14 goals.
On April 24, 1996, the Icelandic team played in a friendly in Tallinn. In the 62nd minute, Arnór, then playing for Swedish side Örebro, was replaced by his own son, Eidur Gudjohnsen. It was the debut of a player who later became known around the world after winning the Champions LeagueThe premier league and The league during his prolific career at Chelsea, Barcelona and other major European teams. Eidur He was capped 88 times and scored 26 goals in the 20 years he played for the national team.
He gudjohnson the well-known started his coaching career after retirement and led the national team in December 2020, working as one of the assistant coaches. From the bench he saw how his two children, sveinn aron Gudjohnsen, 24, and andri lucas Gudjohnsen, 21, also a striker like his father and grandfather, made his full-fledged ‘Vikings’ debut.
Currently both are common in calls for Arnar Vidarsson, who tries to find his eleven type to find qualification for the next Eurocup. Little Andri, who plays on norrköping The Swedish, scored the sixth goal in the win against Lietchenstein (0-7) this Sunday, while his brother Sveinn Aron has not been called up for this break. Despite this, the striker elfsborg He did attend the call at the start of the year, where he scored his second international goal in a friendly against Sweden.
Source: La Verdad
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