Samuel Thorsteinsson

Samuel Thorsteinsson
Personal information
Full name	Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson
Date of birth	1 January 1893
Place of birth	Bíldudalur, Iceland
Date of death	25 November 1956 (aged 63)
Place of death	Slagelse, Denmark
Position(s)	Outside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1910	Naples FC
191?–1912	Akademisk Boldklub
1912–1913	Naples FC
191?–192?	Akademisk Boldklub
International career
1918–1919	Denmark
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson (1 January 1893 – 25 November 1956) was an Icelandic footballer^[1]^[2] and a physician.^[3] He played in seven matches for the Denmark national team in 1918 and 1919.^[4]

Playing the right outside forward position,^[5] he won the Danish football Championship in 1919^[6] and 1921 as part of Akademisk Boldklub.^{[citation needed]} He also played briefly for the Italian Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club, becoming the first Nordic footballer to compete in Italy.^[6]

Family

Thorsteinsson was born in Bíldudalur, Iceland, to Icelandic entrepreneur Pétur J. Thorsteinsson and Ásthildur Guðmundsdóttir.^[3] He was a younger brother of Icelandic artist Muggur^[7] and older brother of footballers Gunnar Thorsteinsson and Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson.^[6]

References

^ Benedikt G. Waage (16 June 1918). "Samúel Thorsteinsson". Þróttur (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via Tímarit.is. Samúel Thorsteinsson er frægasti knattspyrnumaður Íslands
^ "Blöð og bækur". Frón (in Icelandic). 24 June 1918. p. 99. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via Tímarit.is. Samúel Thorsteinsson er frægasti knattspyrnumaður íslenzkur
^ ^a ^b "Samúel Thorsteinsson læknir: in memoriam". Læknablaðið. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Samuel Thorsteinsson". EU Football. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ "Heimsókn "Akademisk Boldklub"". Þróttur (in Icelandic). 17 June 1919. p. 35. Retrieved 13 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
^ ^a ^b ^c Stefán Pálsson (2 April 2016). "Fyrsti landsliðsmaðurinn". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 19 December 2021 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Samuel Thorsteinsson". Gravsted.dk. Retrieved 13 September 2020.