Atli Eðvaldsson
Icelandic association football player (1957-2019)
Atli Eðvaldsson (3 March 1957 – 2 September 2019) was an Icelandic footballer. He played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Atli Eðvaldsson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Date of death | 2 September 2019 (aged 62) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1980 | Valur | 93 | (31) |
| 1980–1981 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | (11) |
| 1981–1985 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 122 | (38) |
| 1985–1988 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 72 | (10) |
| 1988–1989 | TuRU Düsseldorf | 23 | (6) |
| 1989–1990 | Gençlerbirliği | 23 | (4) |
| 1990–1993 | KR Reykjavík | 48 | (16) |
| 1994 | HK Kópavogur | 11 | (1) |
| Total | 422 | (117) | |
| National team | |||
| 1974 | Iceland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 1978 | Iceland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1976–1991 | Iceland | 70 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1996 | ÍBV | ||
| 1997 | Fylkir | ||
| 1998–1999 | KR Reykjavík | ||
| 1999–2003 | Iceland | ||
| 2005–2006 | Þróttur Reykjavík | ||
| 2009 | Valur | ||
| 2013 | Reynir Sandgerði | ||
| 2014 | Afturelding | ||
| 2017–2018 | Kristianstad FC | ||
| 2018 | Hamar | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
During his career, he won the Icelandic championship three times and the Icelandic Cup four times.[1] After retiring from playing, he became a well-known manager. In 1999, he managed Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur to its first championship in 31 years.
Atli played 70 games for the Icelandic national team from 1976 to 1991. He later coached the national team from 1999 to 2003.
In December 2018, he revealed was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer two years before.[2][3] On 2 September 2019, Atli died from cancer, aged 62.[4]
References change
- ↑ "Andlát: Atli Eðvaldsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ Valur Páll Eiríksson (6 December 2018). "Stærstu mistökin að taka við landsliðinu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ↑ Brynjar Ingi Erluson (6 December 2018). "Atli Eðvalds: Get ekki tekið við þessum liðum því ég veit ekki hver staða mín verður". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ↑ Anton Ingi Leifsson (2 September 2019). "Atli Eðvaldsson látinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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