Theódór Elmar Bjarnason

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Theódór.

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Elmar Bjarnason
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Personal information
Full name Theódór Elmar Bjarnason
Date of birth (1987-03-04) 4 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
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Position(s) Midfielder, Winger
Team information
Current team
 AGF
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 KR Reykjavík 10 (0)
2004–2008 Celtic 1 (0)
2008–2009 Lyn 40 (3)
2009–2012 IFK Göteborg 60 (4)
2012–2015 Randers FC 75 (3)
2015– AGF 12 (0)
International career
2003–2004 Iceland U17 8 (1)
2004–2005 Iceland U19 9 (3)
2005–2008 Iceland U21 10 (1)
2007– Iceland 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2015

Theódór Elmar "Teddy" Bjarnason (born 4 March 1987 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays as a left midfielder for Danish club AGF.

Club career

Early career

Before joining Celtic, Theódór played for KR Reykjavík in Iceland. He also played one season for the reserve team of the Norwegian club IK Start as a 16-year-old, but rejected an offer of a professional contract with them and moved back to Iceland.

Celtic

Theódór made his domestic debut for Celtic against Hibernian in the last game of season 2006/07 and played the full 90 minutes[1] in a match in which he was named man of the match by the Celtic website. He was also on the bench for the 1-0 win over Dunfermline in the 2007 Scottish Cup Final.[2]

On 21 May 2007, Theódór announced he would put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension with Celtic to tie him to the club until the summer of 2009 and on 13 June, he signed a new three-year contract.[3]

Lyn Oslo

On 15 January 2008, Theódór signed for Lyn Oslo,[4] in a bid to play regular first team football again.

IFK Göteborg

Following severe financial difficulties in the running of Lyn, Theódór moved to IFK Göteborg on 22 July 2009.[5]

Randers FC

In the start of 2012, Theódór signed a new contract with the Danish side Randers FC. However, he got injured in the start-up and wasn't able to play for six months.

AGF

In June 2015 he signed a two -year contract with the Danish club AGF.

International career

In May 2007, Theódór received his first full international call up for the Iceland national squad against Liechtenstein. His first start for the national team was in the next match, on 6 June against Sweden where he was voted the best player of the Icelandic team, who were heavily beaten 5-0.

Honours

Personal life

His grandfather, Theódór Jakob Guðmundsson, played for KR Reykjavík in the golden years of that club and competed against Liverpool in 1964 in the first European game for both of these clubs.

References

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  4. ↑ Teddy Bjarnason moves to Norway, Celtic FC, 15 January 2008
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External links

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