Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen, known in the English-language media as Eidur Gudjohnsen (born 15 September 1978 in Reykjavík), is an Icelandic football player who is currently a striker for the English Premiership club Chelsea and the captain of the Iceland national team. September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Reykjavík See also: Reykjavík, Manitoba in Canada Reykjavík (pronounced (♫) in Icelandic) is the capital of Iceland, its largest city and the worlds most northern capital city of any country. ... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... Strikers, also known as centre forwards, forwards, and attackers, are the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... FA Premier League logo The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship/legal reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competiton for English Football clubs located at the top of the English football league system (above... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners, a reference to the Chelsea pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at the Stamford Bridge football ground in south-west London. ... First International Iceland 0 - 3 Denmark (Reykjavík, Iceland; July 17, 1946) Largest win Iceland 9 - 0 Faroe Islands (Keflavík, Iceland; July 10, 1985) Worst defeat Denmark 14 - 2 Iceland (Copenhagen, Denmark; August 23, 1967) World Cup Appearances none (First in-) Best result - European Championship Appearances none (First in...

His father Arnor Gudjohnsen¹ was one of the top players in Icelandic history, and played most of his football career in Belgium. Eidur was born when his father was 17, just before Arnór moved to Belgium. After the family returned to Iceland at the end of his father's Belgian career, Eidur joined the Reykjavík club Valur, making his first-team debut as a 15-year-old. In 1994, he joined Dutch powers PSV Eindhoven. Despite competing with several other top strikers, including a young Ronaldo, he made his PSV first-team debut at 17, and shortly thereafter played in the Champions League against Barcelona. Arnór Guðjohnsen (born 30 April 1961) is a former Icelandic footballer who played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and finished top scorer with that club in the 1986-87 Jupiler League season. ... Valur is a sports club in Reykjavík, Iceland. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... PSV (Philips Sport Vereniging or Philips Sports Union) is a professional football club from Eindhoven, the Netherlands. ... Ronaldo gives an interview in Brazil Ronaldo Luíz Nazário de Lima (b. ... The Champions League logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual club football competition for Europes most successful clubs. ... FC Barcelona is a polideportivo in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...

On 24 April 1996, he and his father entered football history in an Iceland international friendly against Estonia in Tallinn. Arnór started the match, and Eidur came on in the second half as a substitute for his father. This was the first time that a father and son had ever played in the same international match. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... County Harju County Mayor Tõnis Palts Area 159. ...

Late in 1996, Eidur broke his ankle, and had difficulty coming back because of undiagnosed tendonitis in that ankle. During his injury struggles, PSV released him. After a spell in Iceland with KR Reykjavík, he signed with Bolton Wanderers in 1998, scoring 21 goals in the English First Division 1999/2000 season for the Trotters and helping them to the semi-finals of both the FA Cup and League Cup. In the 2000 off season, during a period of financial troubles at Bolton, he was signed by Chelsea for a £4,000,000 by then boss Gianluca Vialli and has played there ever since, becoming one of Chelsea's best ever buys. He formed a deadly partnership with dutch striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink during the 2001/2002 season, bagging 23 goals himself and helping Hasselbaink to a tally of 27. Tendonitis (also tenonitis or tendinitis) is an inflammation of a tendon. ... KR Reykjavík is an Icelandic athletic club, playing in the capital, Reykjavík. ... Bolton Wanderers F.C. are an English professional football club. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners, a reference to the Chelsea pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at the Stamford Bridge football ground in south-west London. ... Gianluca Vialli (born July 9, 1964 in Cremona) is an Italian football striker and manager. ... Jerrel Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (born March 27, 1972 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a former Dutch international striker. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early in 2003, he admitted to a gambling problem, confessing to having lost £400,000 in casinos over a five-month period. [1] 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Compulsive gambling is an urge or addiction to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. ... Casino (disambiguation). ...

After the arrival of Roman Abramovich as the owner of Chelsea FC, and the subsequent influx of high-profile players including Adrian Mutu, Didier Drogba and Hernan Crespo, there was some concern that he might not be able to secure a regular place. Two years on, however, he is still regarded by many as one of the key players at the club. Roman Arkadievich Abramovich (Russian: Рома́н Арка́дьевич Абрамо́вич) (born October 24, 1966 in Saratov, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian oil billionaire, referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs. ... Adrian Mutu Adrian Mutu (born January 8, 1979) is a Romanian footballer born in CălineÅŸti, ArgeÅŸ county. ... Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (born March 11, 1978 in Abidjan, Côte dIvoire) is footballer from France who currently plays for Chelsea F.C. and Côte dIvoire // Early years Didier Drogba moved to France at the age of five and started his career with Le Mans. ... Hernán Crespo (born 5 July 1975 in Florida, Argentina) is an Argentine international football player. ...

Often regarded as having one of the best techniques in world football, his dribbling and close-control - combined with his deadly finishing - have seen him score some remarkable goals. His overhead kick against Leeds in the 2002/2003 season for Chelsea is perhaps his finest strike to date. Other notable goals came against Fulham at Stamford Bridge in 2003/2004, number ten in the 2004/2005 Premier League Goals of the Season which came against Southampton in 2005, and his first ever professional hat-trick against Blackburn Rovers in October 2004. His touch and vision has seen Chelsea manager José Mourinho deploy Eidur into a deeper midfield role, to which he has taken brilliantly. The arrival of Michael Essien and Mourinho's prefered 4-3-3 formation have limited Eidur's appearances this season. Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Fulham is a district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham located 3. ... The interior of Stamford Bridge is decorated in Chelseas blue and white Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. ... Civic Centre, Southampton Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blackburn Rovers is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... Michael Essien (born December 3, 1982) is a Ghanaian football player. ...

Note

¹ His family does not follow the traditional naming conventions of Iceland. He and his father are among the approximately 10% of the Icelandic population whose ancestors had acquired inherited family names by 1913 and are allowed by Icelandic law to maintain those names. Iceland shares a common cultural heritage with the Scandinavian states of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. ...

External links

• FootballDatabase provides Eidur Gudjohnsen's profile and stats
• Chelsea F.C. profile
• BBC profile