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Valur Gíslason

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Full name
  
Valur Fannar Gislason

Years
  
Team

Siblings
  
Stefan Gislason

?-1995
  
Umf. Austri

Height
  
1.86 m


Role
  
Footballer

Name
  
Valur Gislason

Position
  
Defender, Midfielder

Date of birth
  
(1977-09-08) 8 September 1977 (age 38)

Playing position
  
Defender / Midfielder

Place of birth
  
Eskifjordur, Iceland

Valur Fannar Gíslason (born 8 September 1977 in Eskifjördur) is an Icelandic international footballer who last played for Haukar. He is the elder brother of fellow international player Stefán Gíslason.

Career

Valur moved from Fram to English side Arsenal in 1996. However, he never made a league appearance for Arsenal, and spent a loan spell at Brighton & Hove Albion in 1997. He moved to Norwegian side Strømsgodset IF in 1998, before returning to Fram in 1999. He later played for the Iceland national football team and captained for Fram. He later played mostly for Fylkir.

References

Valur Gíslason Wikipedia