Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen (transliterated as Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen; born 15 September 1978) is an Icelandic professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. Eiður saw his greatest success in England and Spain with Chelsea and Barcelona respectively, where he won the UEFA Champions League and La Liga with the latter and the League Cup and Premiership twice with the former. Along with two spells at Bolton Wanderers fourteen years apart, he also played in Iceland, the Netherlands, France, Greece, Belgium, China, Norway and India in a club career lasting 23 years. He is regarded by many to be the greatest Icelandic footballer of all time.
Eiður is the son of Arnór Guðjohnsen, who was also an Icelandic international footballer. He made his full international debut for Iceland as a substitute for his father in 1996, scoring 26 international goals in 88 caps between 1996 and 2016. He was the captain of the Iceland national team until Ólafur Jóhannesson took over the role of manager. He was part of their squad that reached the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2016, their first major tournament.
Infobox
1994
Iceland U19
1998
KR Reykjavík
2010
→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)
2011
→ Fulham (loan)
2016
Pune City
2020
FH
2022
FH
Full name
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen
Date of birth
(1978-09-15) 15 September 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth
Reykjavík, Iceland
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position
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Years
Team
1995–1998
PSV
1998–2000
Bolton Wanderers
2000–2006
Chelsea
2006–2009
Barcelona
2009–2010
Monaco
2010–2011
Stoke City
2011–2012
AEK Athens
2012–2013
Cercle Brugge
2013–2014
Club Brugge
2014–2015
Bolton Wanderers
2015–2016
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
1992–1994
Iceland U17
1994–1998
Iceland U21
1996–2016
Iceland
2019–2020
Iceland U21 (assistant)
2020–2021
Iceland (assistant)
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[citation needed][60]· Career statistics › Club
Multi-metric bars
World heat map
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Valur
Valur
Club
Valur
Season
1994
League
Úrvalsdeild
League
17
League
7
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
17
Other
7
PSV
PSV
Club
PSV
Season
1995–96
League
Eredivisie
League
13
League
3
League cup
—
League cup
2
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
15
Other
3
1996–97
1996–97
Club
1996–97
Season
Eredivisie
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
0
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
13
League
3
National cup
—
National cup
2
League cup
0
League cup
—
Continental
15
Continental
3
KR
KR
Club
KR
Season
1998
League
Úrvalsdeild
League
6
League
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
6
Other
0
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Club
Bolton Wanderers
Season
1998–99
League
First Division
League
14
League
5
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
1
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
3
Other
0
Other
18
Total
5
1999–2000
1999–2000
Club
1999–2000
Season
First Division
League
41
League
13
League
5
National cup
4
National cup
8
League cup
3
League cup
—
Continental
1
Continental
1
Other
55
Other
21
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
55
League
18
League
5
League
4
National cup
9
National cup
3
League cup
—
League cup
4
Continental
1
Continental
73
Other
26
Chelsea
Chelsea
Club
Chelsea
Season
2000–01
League
Premier League
League
30
League
10
National cup
3
National cup
3
League cup
1
League cup
0
Continental
2
Continental
0
Other
1
Other
0
Total
37
Total
13
2001–02
2001–02
Club
2001–02
Season
Premier League
League
32
League
14
League
7
National cup
3
National cup
5
League cup
3
League cup
3
Continental
3
Continental
—
Other
47
Other
23
2002–03
2002–03
Club
2002–03
Season
Premier League
League
35
League
10
League
5
National cup
0
National cup
2
League cup
0
League cup
2
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
44
Other
10
2003–04
2003–04
Club
2003–04
Season
Premier League
League
26
League
6
League
4
National cup
2
National cup
1
League cup
2
League cup
10
Continental
3
Continental
—
Other
41
Other
13
2004–05
2004–05
Club
2004–05
Season
Premier League
League
37
League
12
League
3
National cup
1
National cup
6
League cup
1
League cup
11
Continental
2
Continental
—
Other
57
Other
16
2005–06
2005–06
Club
2005–06
Season
Premier League
League
26
League
2
League
3
National cup
1
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
6
Continental
0
Continental
1
Other
0
Other
37
Total
3
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
186
League
54
League
25
League
10
National cup
16
National cup
6
League cup
34
League cup
8
Continental
2
Continental
0
Other
263
Other
78
Barcelona
Barcelona
Club
Barcelona
Season
2006–07
League
La Liga
League
25
League
5
National cup
6
National cup
3
League cup
—
League cup
8
Continental
3
Continental
4
Other
1
Other
43
Total
12
2007–08
2007–08
Club
2007–08
Season
La Liga
League
23
League
2
League
6
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
8
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
37
Other
3
2008–09
2008–09
Club
2008–09
Season
La Liga
League
24
League
3
League
5
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
5
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
34
Other
4
2009–10
2009–10
Club
2009–10
Season
La Liga
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
72
League
10
League
17
League
5
National cup
—
National cup
21
League cup
3
League cup
4
Continental
1
Continental
114
Other
19
Monaco
Monaco
Club
Monaco
Season
2009–10
League
Ligue 1
League
9
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
1
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
11
Other
0
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur
Club
Tottenham Hotspur
Season
2009–10
League
Premier League
League
11
League
1
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
14
Other
2
Stoke City
Stoke City
Club
Stoke City
Season
2010–11
League
Premier League
League
4
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
1
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
5
Other
0
Fulham
Fulham
Club
Fulham
Season
2010–11
League
Premier League
League
10
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
10
Other
0
AEK Athens
AEK Athens
Club
AEK Athens
Season
2011–12
League
Super League Greece
League
10
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
4
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
14
Other
1
Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge
Club
Cercle Brugge
Season
2012–13
League
Belgian Pro League
League
13
League
6
National cup
1
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
14
Other
7
Club Brugge
Club Brugge
Club
Club Brugge
Season
2012–13
League
Belgian Pro League
League
18
League
3
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
18
Other
3
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
Belgian Pro League
League
28
League
4
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
2
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
31
Other
4
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
46
League
7
League
1
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
2
League cup
0
League cup
—
Continental
49
Continental
7
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Club
Bolton Wanderers
Season
2014–15
League
Championship
League
21
League
5
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
24
Other
6
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Club
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Season
2015
League
Chinese Super League
League
14
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
14
Other
1
Molde
Molde
Club
Molde
Season
2016
League
Tippeligaen
League
13
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
13
Other
1
Pune City
Pune City
Club
Pune City
Season
2016
League
Indian Super League
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
0
Continental
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
500
League
114
League
56
League
22
National cup
27
National cup
9
League cup
63
League cup
11
Continental
10
Continental
2
Other
656
Other
158
Ranked list
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Valur
1994
Úrvalsdeild
17
7
—
—
—
17
7
PSV
1995–96
Eredivisie
13
3
—
2
0
—
15
3
1996–97
Eredivisie
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
—
0
0
Total
13
3
—
2
0
—
15
3
KR
1998
Úrvalsdeild
6
0
—
—
6
0
Bolton Wanderers
1998–99
First Division
14
5
0
0
1
0
—
3
0
18
5
1999–2000
First Division
41
13
5
4
8
3
—
1
1
55
21
Total
55
18
5
4
9
3
—
4
1
73
26
Chelsea
2000–01
Premier League
30
10
3
3
1
0
2
0
1
0
37
13
2001–02
Premier League
32
14
7
3
5
3
3
3
—
47
23
2002–03
Premier League
35
10
5
0
2
0
2
0
—
44
10
2003–04
Premier League
26
6
4
2
1
2
10
3
—
41
13
2004–05
Premier League
37
12
3
1
6
1
11
2
—
57
16
2005–06
Premier League
26
2
3
1
1
0
6
0
1
0
37
3
Total
186
54
25
10
16
6
34
8
2
0
263
78
Barcelona
2006–07
La Liga
25
5
6
3
—
8
3
4
1
43
12
2007–08
La Liga
23
2
6
1
—
8
0
—
37
3
2008–09
La Liga
24
3
5
1
—
5
0
—
34
4
2009–10
La Liga
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
72
10
17
5
—
21
3
4
1
114
19
Monaco
2009–10
Ligue 1
9
0
1
0
1
0
—
—
11
0
Tottenham Hotspur
2009–10
Premier League
11
1
3
1
0
0
—
—
14
2
Stoke City
2010–11
Premier League
4
0
0
0
1
0
—
—
5
0
Fulham
2010–11
Premier League
10
0
0
0
0
0
—
—
10
0
AEK Athens
2011–12
Super League Greece
10
1
0
0
—
4
0
—
14
1
Cercle Brugge
2012–13
Belgian Pro League
13
6
1
1
—
—
—
14
7
Club Brugge
2012–13
Belgian Pro League
18
3
0
0
—
0
0
—
18
3
2013–14
Belgian Pro League
28
4
1
0
—
2
0
—
31
4
Total
46
7
1
0
—
2
0
—
49
7
Bolton Wanderers
2014–15
Championship
21
5
3
1
0
0
—
—
24
6
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
2015
Chinese Super League
14
1
0
0
—
—
—
14
1
Molde
2016
Tippeligaen
13
1
0
0
—
—
—
13
1
Pune City
2016
Indian Super League
0
0
—
—
—
—
0
0
Career total
500
114
56
22
27
9
63
11
10
2
656
158
Appearances and goals by national team and year[61]· Career statistics › International
Multi-metric bars
World heat map
Iceland
Iceland
National team
Iceland
Year
1996
Apps
1
Goals
0
1997
1997
National team
1997
Year
0
Apps
0
1998
1998
National team
1998
Year
0
Apps
0
1999
1999
National team
1999
Year
3
Apps
1
2000
2000
National team
2000
Year
5
Apps
0
2001
2001
National team
2001
Year
7
Apps
2
2002
2002
National team
2002
Year
4
Apps
3
2003
2003
National team
2003
Year
7
Apps
3
2004
2004
National team
2004
Year
7
Apps
4
2005
2005
National team
2005
Year
5
Apps
3
2006
2006
National team
2006
Year
5
Apps
1
2007
2007
National team
2007
Year
5
Apps
2
2008
2008
National team
2008
Year
6
Apps
3
2009
2009
National team
2009
Year
6
Apps
2
2010
2010
National team
2010
Year
2
Apps
0
2011
2011
National team
2011
Year
4
Apps
0
2012
2012
National team
2012
Year
1
Apps
0
2013
2013
National team
2013
Year
10
Apps
0
2014
2014
National team
2014
Year
0
Apps
0
2015
2015
National team
2015
Year
3
Apps
1
2016
2016
National team
2016
Year
7
Apps
1
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
88
Apps
26
Ranked list
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Iceland
1996
1
0
1997
0
0
1998
0
0
1999
3
1
2000
5
0
2001
7
2
2002
4
3
2003
7
3
2004
7
4
2005
5
3
2006
5
1
2007
5
2
2008
6
3
2009
6
2
2010
2
0
2011
4
0
2012
1
0
2013
10
0
2014
0
0
2015
3
1
2016
7
1
Total
88
26
List of international goals scored by Eiður Guðjohnsen[62]· Career statistics › International
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World heat map
1
1
No.
1
Date
4 September 1999
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Andorra
Score
3–0
Result
3–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
2
2
No.
2
Date
25 April 2001
Venue
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta
Opponent
Malta
Score
3–1
Result
4–1
Competition
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3
3
No.
3
Date
2 June 2001
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Malta
Score
3–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4
4
No.
4
Date
21 August 2002
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Andorra
Score
1–0
Result
3–0
Competition
Friendly
5
5
No.
5
Date
16 October 2002
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Lithuania
Score
2–0
Result
3–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
6
6
No.
6
Date
3–0
7
7
No.
7
Date
29 March 2003
Venue
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Opponent
Scotland
Score
1–1
Result
1–2
Competition
UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
8
8
No.
8
Date
11 June 2003
Venue
Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania
Opponent
Lithuania
Score
2–0
Result
3–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
9
9
No.
9
Date
20 August 2003
Venue
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Opponent
Faroe Islands
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
10
10
No.
10
Date
18 August 2004
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Italy
Score
1–0
Result
2–0
Competition
Friendly
11
11
No.
11
Date
4 September 2004
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Bulgaria
Score
1–2
Result
1–3
Competition
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12
12
No.
12
Date
8 September 2004
Venue
Ferenc Szusza Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
Opponent
Hungary
Score
1–0
Result
2–3
Competition
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
13
13
No.
13
Date
13 October 2004
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Sweden
Score
1–4
Result
1–4
Competition
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
14
14
No.
14
Date
4 June 2005
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Hungary
Score
1–0
Result
2–3
Competition
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
15
15
No.
15
Date
8 June 2005
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Malta
Score
2–0
Result
4–1
Competition
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
16
16
No.
16
Date
3 September 2005
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Croatia
Score
1–0
Result
1–3
Competition
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
17
17
No.
17
Date
2 September 2006
Venue
Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Opponent
Northern Ireland
Score
3–0
Result
3–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
18
18
No.
18
Date
13 October 2007
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Latvia
Score
1–0
Result
2–4
Competition
UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
19
19
No.
19
Date
2–4
20
20
No.
20
Date
26 March 2008
Venue
Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia
Opponent
Slovakia
Score
2–0
Result
2–1
Competition
Friendly
21
21
No.
21
Date
6 September 2008
Venue
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
Opponent
Norway
Score
2–2
Result
2–2
Competition
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
22
22
No.
22
Date
10 September 2008
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Scotland
Score
1–2
Result
1–2
Competition
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
23
23
No.
23
Date
11 February 2009
Venue
La Manga Stadium, La Manga, Spain
Opponent
Liechtenstein
Score
2–0
Result
2–0
Competition
Friendly
24
24
No.
24
Date
5 September 2009
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Norway
Score
1–1
Result
1–1
Competition
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
25
25
No.
25
Date
28 March 2015
Venue
Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan
Opponent
Kazakhstan
Score
1–0
Result
3–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
26
26
No.
26
Date
6 June 2016
Venue
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Opponent
Liechtenstein
Score
4–0
Result
4–0
Competition
Friendly
Ranked list
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
4 September 1999
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Andorra
3–0
3–0
UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
2
25 April 2001
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta
Malta
3–1
4–1
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3
2 June 2001
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Malta
3–0
3–0
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4
21 August 2002
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Andorra
1–0
3–0
Friendly
5
16 October 2002
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Lithuania
2–0
3–0
UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
6
3–0
7
29 March 2003
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Scotland
1–1
1–2
UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
8
11 June 2003
Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania
Lithuania
2–0
3–0
UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
9
20 August 2003
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
1–0
2–1
UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
10
18 August 2004
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Italy
1–0
2–0
Friendly
11
4 September 2004
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Bulgaria
1–2
1–3
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12
8 September 2004
Ferenc Szusza Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
Hungary
1–0
2–3
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
13
13 October 2004
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Sweden
1–4
1–4
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
14
4 June 2005
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Hungary
1–0
2–3
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
15
8 June 2005
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Malta
2–0
4–1
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
16
3 September 2005
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Croatia
1–0
1–3
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
17
2 September 2006
Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
3–0
3–0
UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
18
13 October 2007
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Latvia
1–0
2–4
UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
19
2–4
20
26 March 2008
Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia
Slovakia
2–0
2–1
Friendly
21
6 September 2008
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
Norway
2–2
2–2
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
22
10 September 2008
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Scotland
1–2
1–2
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
23
11 February 2009
La Manga Stadium, La Manga, Spain
Liechtenstein
2–0
2–0
Friendly
24
5 September 2009
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Norway
1–1
1–1
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
25
28 March 2015
Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
1–0
3–0
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
26
6 June 2016
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Liechtenstein
4–0
4–0
Friendly
References
Includes FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
Includes Football League Cup, Coupe de la Ligue
Appearances in UEFA Cup
Appearances in Football League play-offs
Appearance in FA Community Shield
Appearances in UEFA Champions League
One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Supercopa de España, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World
