Years Team 1986-1987 Beveren Role Footballer | 1982-1986 Fram Name Guðmundur Torfason Height 1.85 m | |
Full name Guðmundur Halldor Torfason Date of birth (1961-12-13) 13 December 1961 (age 54) Place of birth Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | ||
Guðmundur "Gunni" Torfason (born 13 December 1961 in Vestmannaeyjar) is a retired Icelandic footballer.
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Club
A striker, he became top goalscorer in the Icelandic league in 1986 with 19 goals. He moved to continental Europe with Belgian sides Beveren and Winterslag who later merged with Waterschei to become Racing Genk. Torfason became the first ever goalscorer of the new club when he scored against KV Mechelen. He then had a spell with Austrians Rapid Vienna, before joining St Mirren in 1989. He became club top scorer three seasons in a row. In 1992 Torfason left St Mirren for St Johnstone In 1995 he moved for a brief spell at Doncaster Rovers. He returned to Iceland to play for second division Fylkir and eventually ended his career after spending the 1996 season with Grindavík.
International
Torfason made his debut for Iceland in July 1985 friendly match against the Faroe Islands and has earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 4 goals. He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played his last international match for Iceland in a November 1991 European Championship qualifying match against France.
International goals
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.Managerial career
He coached Fram in 2000.
On October 30, 2011 Gudmundur Torfason has returned to Scottish football after being appointed as Rangers' Icelandic scout.