Matthías Hallgrímsson Biography

Icelandic footballerThis is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Matthías.

Matthías Hallgrímsson (born 12 December 1946) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Club career

Matthías played club football in Iceland and Sweden for ÍA, Halmia and Valur. He was topscorer in the Úrvalsdeild in the 1969 and 1975 seasons.

International career

Matthías scored 11 goals in 45 appearances for the Iceland national football team. 4 of those appearances came in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

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