Ágúst Gylfason
Ágúst Gylfason (born 1 August 1971) is an Icelandic football manager and a former player. He was manager of Breiðablik until 2019, when he became manager of Grótta's men's football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ágúst Þór Gylfason | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grótta (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | Valur | 71 | (7) |
| 1995–1998 | SK Brann | 77 | (4) |
| 1999–2003 | Fram Reykjavik | 63 | (21) |
| 2004–2007 | KR Reykjavik | 41 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Fjölnir | 20 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Iceland U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Iceland | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Björninn | ||
| 2012–2017 | Fjölnir | ||
| 2018–2019 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2020–2021 | Grótta | ||
| 2021– | Stjarnan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Ágúst started his career at Valur before moving to SK Brann in Norway. He returned to Iceland after three years to play for Fram.
While playing for Valur, he worked as a carpenter and studied business administration. He was also married and had a son in early 1994.[2] Ágúst came on trial in November 1994 together with Geoff Aunger.[3] Brann's Anders Giske travelled to Iceland to negotiate a transfer with Valur. The deal included stipulation of a free transfer to an Icelandic club if Ágúst could not adapt to Norway.[4] The personal contract was ready and signed on 4 January 1995.[5]
After Ágúst's time in Brann had run its course, he had a trial with Tranmere Rovers in 1998.[6] Reportedly, he also visited Brentford, where owner Ron Noades came to personally pick him up at the airport.[7]
International career edit
Ágúst made his debut for Iceland in an April 1993 friendly match against the USA, coming on as a late substitute for Arnar Grétarsson. He earned his 6th and last cap in a November 1996 World Cup qualifier against Ireland.
References edit
- ^ "Ágúst ráðinn þjálfari Gróttu". RÚV. 15 October 2019.
- ^ Haukaas, Per; Hjertholm, Tom R. (7 December 1994). "Venter på Agust". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). p. 24.
- ^ Overvik, Jostein (23 November 1994). "Hallvars nye menn?". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). p. 21.
- ^ Hjertholm, Tom R. (14 December 1994). "Agust Gylfason klar for Brann". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). p. 19.
- ^ Overvik, Jostein (5 January 1995). "Gylfason klar". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). p. 25.
- ^ Natlandsmyr, Gorm (20 November 1998). "Slutter i Brann". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). p. 19.
- ^ Lysholm, Eirik (4 November 1998). "Gylfason fikk en kongelig velkomst". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). p. 20.
External links edit
- Ágúst Gylfason at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ágúst Gylfason at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)