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Gunnar Pétursson Thorsteinsson (26 June 1894 – 5 March 1921) was an Icelandic footballer. He is considered one of Iceland's first great footballers.

Early life and family

Gunnar was the son of the entrepreneur Pétur J. Thorsteinsson and Ásthildur Guðmundsdóttir. He grew up in Copenhagen and Reykjavík. Among Gunnar's siblings were footballers Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson and Samúel Thorsteinsson and artist Guðmundur "Muggur" Thorsteinsson.

Gunnar joined Fram in 1913, quickly becoming one of their best players. He was the Icelandic tournaments top goal scorer during the 1917 season.

Death

In the fall of 1919, Gunnar fell ill with pulmonary tuberculosis. He died in May 1921 in Søllerød, Denmark, from the illness. At the time of his death, he was engaged to Nína Sæmundsdóttir.

Honours, trophies and achievements

Titles

• Icelandic Championships (3):
  • 1913, 1914, 1918

Individual

• Icelandic tournament top goal scorer:
  • 1917

References

1. ^ Stefán Pálsson (2 April 2016). "Fyrsti landsliðsmaðurinn". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
2. Stefán Pálsson (2009). Frambókin - Knattspyrnufélagið Fram í 100 ár (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélagið Fram. p. 58. ISBN 978-9979-70-579-6. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
3. "Markahæstu leikmenn í landsdeildum". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
4. ^ "Trúlofun í skugga berklaveiki". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
5. "Mannalát". Lögrétta (in Icelandic). 9 March 1921. p. 4. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

• 1894 births
• 1921 deaths
• Men's association football midfielders
• Icelandic men's footballers
• Knattspyrnufélagið Fram players
• 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
• Tuberculosis deaths in Denmark