| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1954-07-10)10 July 1954 | ||
| Date of death | 21 May 2005(2005-05-21) (aged 50) | ||
| Place of death | Keflavík, Iceland | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1981 | Keflavík | ||
| International career | |||
| Iceland U19 | 6 | (0) | |
| 1973–1979 | Iceland | 29 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gísli Torfason (10 July 1954 – 21 May 2005) was an Icelandic football defender and goalkeeper. He played in 29 matches for the Iceland national football team from 1973 to 1979.
In 1977, Torfason was named as "player of the Iceland Championship" by the Morgunblaðið newspaper.
Torfason died on May 21, 2005, in Keflavík, at the age of 50.
References
- ",,Stressið" setti strik í reikn-inginn". Time (in Icelandic). 15 June 1979. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ "Gísli Torfason". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- "Gísli Torfason er byrjaòur aò leika knattspyrnu aftur". Time (in Icelandic). 7 July 1972. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Timarit.is.
- "Gísli Torfason 1954-2005". Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík (in Icelandic). 27 May 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- "Gísli Torfason ÍBK er "leikmaòur Íslandsmótsins"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 August 1977. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Timarit.is.
- "Gísli Torfason". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 May 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2024 – via Timarit.is.
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