Stefán Gíslason

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Stefán Gíslason
Personal information
Date of birth	March 15, 1980 (1980-03-15) (age 29)
Place of birth	Fjarðabyggð, Iceland
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Brøndby IF
Number	20
Youth career
	Arsenal
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–1998 1999–2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 2005–2007 2007–	KVA Strømsgodset Grazer AK Keflavík Lyn Oslo Brøndby IF	28 (1) 64 (1) 05 (0) 34 (4) 62 (8) 61 (6)
National team2
2002–	Iceland	32 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Stefán Gíslason (born March 15, 1980) is an Icelandic football player, who currently plays for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. Gíslason is a defensive midfielder. He is the younger brother of fellow international player Valur Gíslason.

[edit] Club career

As a youngster he was on the roster of English giants Arsenal, but limited playing time saw him returning to KR Reykjavík on a loan deal. He later played for Strømsgodset, Grazer AK and Keflavík before joining Lyn in 2005. Gíslason immediately made an impression, and was eventually made vice captain. While at Lyn he played 62 league games out of a possible 65, scoring eight goals. He was sold to Brøndby in July 2007 and in February 2008 replaced Per Nielsen as captain. On 3 July 2009 Gíslason was informed that he would no longer captain the side and that he would be free to leave the club at the end of the season.

[edit] International career

Stefán Gíslason made his debut for Iceland in a January 2002 friendly match against Kuwait as a substitute for Helgi Sigurðsson. He has since been capped 21 times for the Icelandic national team.

[edit] External links

• (Danish) Brøndby IF profile
• (Danish) Danmarks Radio Career Stats - Stefán Gíslason Danmarks Radio

• (Norwegian) Lyn profile
• National Football Teams

Sporting positions
Preceded by Per Nielsen	Brøndby IF captain 2008-	Succeeded by Incumbent

v • d • e Brøndby IF – current squad 1 Tørnes · 2 Randrup · 3 v. Schlebrügge · 5 Frederiksen · 6 Holmén · 8 Nilsson · 9 Farnerud · 10 Bernburg · 11 Duncan · 13 Madsen · 15 Jönsson · 16 Andersen · 18 Agger · 20 Gíslason · 21 T. Rasmussen · 22 Jallow · 23 Krohn-Dehli · 24 Bischoff · 26 Jensen · 27 Kristiansen · 28 Jatta · 29 Wass · 31 Elanga · 33 Stenderup · 34 Kanstrup · 39 Larsen · Manager: Nielsen

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