Arnór Guðjohnsen (born 30 April 1961) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent seven years with Belgian club Anderlecht and was the top scorer in the 1986–87 season. He is the father of striker Eiður Guðjohnsen and the grandfather of striker Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen. His younger son, also named Arnór, signed for Swansea City in July 2017, at the age of 16.
Club career Starting his career at Víkingur in Iceland, Arnór also played for Valur and Stjarnan, Lokeren and Anderlecht in Belgium, Bordeaux in France, Häcken and Örebro in Sweden.
Arnór took the final penalty of the 1984 UEFA Cup final shootout which was saved by Tottenham's Tony Parks.
International career Arnór is the father and agent of striker Eiður Guðjohnsen. Arnór and Eiður are the only father and son to play for a national football team during the same game, in a match on 24 April 1996 in which Iceland beat Estonia 3–0 in Tallinn. Arnór was 34 and Eiður was 17 at the time. Eiður came on as a second-half substitute for his father, so they never actually played together.
At 2, he had been asked his biggest wish, to which he replied "to play international football alongside Eiður". However, shortly before a match in Reykjavik in which father and son were scheduled to appear alongside one another, Eiður broke his ankle in an Under-18 tournament. He missed the next two seasons, in which time Arnór retired from football. Arnór later said "It remains my biggest regret that we didn't get to play together, and I know it's Eiður's too".
Arnór played 73 games for the Icelandic national team and scored 14 goals,Iceland – Record International Players – RSSSF four of them in a game against Turkey. He played his last international in October 1997 against Liechtenstein.
Career statistics +Appearances and goals listed by yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIceland197920198030198130198241198330198420198510198652198720198830198920199052199174199230199362199450199550199672199751Total7314
Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Arnór goal.
+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition12 June 1982Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland91–01–1Friendly225 May 1986191–11–2Iceland Triangular Tournament324 September 1986221–01–1UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying430 May 1990311–02–0UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying58 August 1990Ovara Vølli í Gundadali, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands323–23–2Friendly617 July 1991Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland392–15–173–184–195–11020 May 1993Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg471–01–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification1116 June 1993Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland492–02–01211 February 1996Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta644–04–11996 Rothmans International Tournament131 June 1996Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland661–11–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification1411 October 1997733–04–0
Honours Anderlecht Belgian First Division: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 Belgian Cup: 1987–88, 1988–89 Belgian Super Cup: 1985, 1987 UEFA Cup runner-up: 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1989–90
Bordeaux Ligue 2: 1991–92
Individual Belgian First Division top scorer: 1986–87 (19 goals) Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 1986–87
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