Rúrik Gíslason
Rúrik Gíslason (born 25 February 1988) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
![]() Gíslason playing for Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rúrik Gíslason[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 February 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Midfielder Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
HK | |||
Anderlecht | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | HK | 12 | (1) |
2005–2007 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Viborg | 46 | (16) |
2009–2012 | OB | 87 | (10) |
2012–2015 | Copenhagen | 68 | (5) |
2015–2018 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | (0) |
2016–2017 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 6 | (1) |
2018–2020 | SV Sandhausen | 55 | (3) |
Total | 304 | (36) | |
National team | |||
2003–2004 | Iceland U17 | 14 | (5) |
2005–2007 | Iceland U19 | 15 | (5) |
2005–2011 | Iceland U21 | 19 | (6) |
2009–2018 | Iceland | 53 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Rúrik started his career with HK Kópavogur in his youth. Following a youth stint at R.S.C. Anderlecht, the then-champions of Belgium, he made his senior debut with HK Kópavogur.
At the end of August 2005, Rúrik signed for Charlton Athletic, but failed to make an appearance for Charlton's first team.
On 10 November 2020, Rúrik announced his retirement from football.[2]
International career
In 2011, Rúrik was chosen as part of the Iceland U21 squad to represent Iceland at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Denmark. The striker was named on the bench for the opening game against Belarus.
In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[3]
Personal life
Rúrik was a candidate for the centre-right Independence Party in the 2016 Icelandic parliamentary election and 2017 Icelandic parliamentary election.[4]
After Iceland's World Cup Group game against Argentina, Rúrik's Instagram profile went viral, as his followers increased by 250,000 after the game.[5] His follower count is now right under one million, more than triple the size of Iceland's current population.[6]
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Iceland | 2009 | 4 | 0 |
2010 | 5 | 1 | |
2011 | 4 | 0 | |
2012 | 8 | 0 | |
2013 | 5 | 0 | |
2014 | 7 | 1 | |
2015 | 4 | 1 | |
2016 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | 6 | 0 | |
2018 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 53 | 3 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rúrik goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 11 August 2010 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | ![]() | Friendly | |||
2. | 10 October 2014 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | ![]() | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | |||
3. | 31 March 2015 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | ![]() | Friendly |
References
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (10 November 2020). "Rúrik leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- Smith, Jamie (11 May 2008). "Injured Gylfi Sigurdsson in Iceland's World Cup squad". Goal. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Politics, dentistry and horror films: Iceland's incredible stories". Onefootball English. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- "Iceland player gains 250,000 Instagram followers after substitute appearance against Argentina". RT. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "Icelandic team's Rúrik now has over a million Instagram followers". Iceland Monitor. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "Rúrik Gíslason". European Football. 23 June 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rúrik Gíslason. |
- SV Sandhausen profile
- Rúrik Gíslason at Soccerbase
- 'Rurik Gislason Fans'