Grétar Steinsson
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Grétar Rafn Steinsson | |
| Date of birth | January 9, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Siglufjörður, Iceland | |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Right-back | |
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| Current club | Bolton Wanderers | |
| Number | 15 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1998 | KS Siglufjörður | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999–2004 2004–2006 2006–2008 2008– |
IA Akranes BSC Young Boys AZ Alkmaar Bolton Wanderers |
76 (12) 19 (3) 61 (7) 16 (0) |
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| 2002– | Iceland | 19 (3) |
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Grétar Rafn Steinsson (born January 9, 1982 in Siglufjörður) is an Icelandic professional football player, playing for Bolton Wanderers in the English Premier League.
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[edit] Club career
He started his career with local team KS in Siglufjörður and later played for ÍA Akranes before going abroad to play professionally for Swiss club BSC Young Boys.
On July 2, 2007, AZ Alkmaar announced they had accepted a €3.5 million bid from Middlesbrough. Gareth Southgate had seen him as an ideal replacement for Stuart Parnaby. After the bid was accepted, however, AZ backtracked, claiming the price wasn't high enough and requested Middlesbrough to raise their bid to £4m. Instead, Middlesbrough turned their attention to Charlton Athletic right back Luke Young, who ended up making the move, ending Middlesbrough's interest in Steinsson.
He signed for Bolton Wanderers on 16 January 2008 after a transfer fee of £3.5m was agreed between the two clubs. He made his debut against Newcastle United on the 19 January 2008.[1] Steinsson has started every game so far since his arrival from AZ and Bolton did not concede a goal for 3 straight games since his arrival until their 1-0 loss to Portsmouth which was a dubious, offside goal.
He then helped bolton fight relegation, despite most football pundits saying they would be relegated. Gary megson and his side picked up a win against Middlesbrough, a draw against Tottenham , a win against Sunderland and a 1-1 draw against Chelsea to keep them up which could of also decided who won the Premier League title.
[edit] International career
He also plays regularly for the Iceland national football team on the right wing. He made his debut in a March 2002 friendly match against Brazil as a substitute and scored after being only 17 minutes on the pitch.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Gretar Steinsson career stats at Soccerbase
- (Dutch) Career stats
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