How Arnor Gudjohnsen And His Son Eidur Gudjohnsen Made History On The Football Pitch...CONTINUE READING
17-year old Eiður Guðjohnsen made his international debut on 24 April 1996, coming on as a second-half substitute for his father Arnór Guðjohnsen in Iceland’s 3-0 win against Estonia in Tallinn.
A proud father, Arnór gave Eiður a kiss on the cheek. This was the first time in history father and son had played for the same team in an international match.
The Guðjohnsens actually wanted to play together in that match but Eggert Magnússon, the then president of the Football Association of Iceland, wanted that moment to take place in their own country.
However, that moment never came, as Eiður got injured a month later and by the time he was fit again for selection, his father had retired after scoring 14 goals in 73 appearances for Iceland.
Eiður Guðjohnsen is Iceland’s all-time top scorer with 26 goals from 88 games and three of his sons- Sveinn Aron, Andri Lucas and Daníel Tristán are all footballers.
