Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1923)

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Albert Guðmundsson
Personal information
Full name Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson
Date of birth (1923-10-05)5 October 1923
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Date of death 7 April 1994(1994-04-07) (aged 70)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1944 Valur
1944 Rangers
1944–1946 Arsenal 2 (0)
1947–1948 Nancy
1948–1949 AC Milan 14 (2)
1949–1952 RC Paris 69 (31)
1952–1952 Nice 14 (0)
1953–1955 Valur
1956–1958 ÍBH Hafnarfjörður
International career
1946–1958 Iceland 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson (5 October 1923 – 7 April 1994)[1] was an Icelandic professional footballer who played for, amongst others, Rangers, Arsenal, Nancy and A.C. Milan.[2] After retiring from his sporting career, he became a politician and was a member of Alþingi for 15 years, serving as Minister of Finance of Iceland and Minister of Industry.

Sporting career[edit]

Albert played football from a young age with local club Valur. In 1944, he made his way to Scotland to study business at Skerry's College, Glasgow. He began his foreign footballing career with Rangers.[3] After a short stint there, he went to England where he played for Arsenal as an amateur; he played several friendly matches and two First Division matches in October 1946. He was only Arsenal's second foreign player.[4]

Political career[edit]

In 1974, he was elected to the Alþingi (the Icelandic parliament), representing Reykjavík. He ran for president in 1980 election but only finished third and lost to Vigdís Finnbogadóttir.[5] In 1983, he became Minister of Finance of Iceland.[6] In 1985, he was appointed Minister of Industry, a position he held until 1987, when a tax scandal forced his resignation.[7]

Feeling that the Independence Party's leadership had failed to support him, he left the party soon after his resignation and only a few weeks before a general election.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Albert Guðmundsson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Albert Gudmundsson". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Iceland honours football pioneer Gudmundsson". UEFA.com. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. ^ "From 6 Yard Box To Soap Box: Footballers Who Became Politicians". 25 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Leaving football behind". FIFA.com. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Fyrri ráðherrar | Fjármálaráðuneytið". 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010.
  7. ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is.
  8. ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is.

External links[edit]

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