Rúrik Gíslason

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 Rúrik.

Rúrik Gíslason
Personal information
Gíslason playing for Iceland in 2014
Date of birth	(1988-02-25) 25 February 1988
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder Forward
Club information
Current team	1. FC Nürnberg
Number	19
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	F.C. Copenhagen	68	(5)
2015–	1. FC Nürnberg	11	(0)
National team^‡
2003–2004	Iceland U17	14	(5)
2005–2007	Iceland U19	15	(5)
2005–2011	Iceland U21	19	(6)
2009–	Iceland	36	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:03, 17 May 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015

Rúrik Gíslason (born 25 February 1988) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg.

Rúrik signed for Charlton Athletic at the end of August 2005, but failed to make an appearance for Charlton's first team, having played for HK Kópavogur in his youth.

He also played for RSC Anderlecht, the then champions of Belgium for a year, but did not settle so he returned to HK Kópavogur. This was before his move to Charlton.

In 2011, Rúrik was chosen as part of the 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.

Rúrik is a candidate for the right-wing Independence Party in the Icelandic parliamentary election, 2016.

International goals

Score and Result shows Iceland's goal tally first

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 August 2010	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Liechtenstein	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2.	10 October 2014	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	3–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3.	31 March 2015	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	1–0	1–1	Friendly

Honours

Danish Superliga: 2012–13
'Danish Cup: 2014–15

References

External links

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1. FC Nürnberg – current squad

1 Schäfer 2 Brečko 3 Hovland 4 Bulthuis 5 Alushi 6 Sepsi 7 Salli 9 Burgstaller 10 Kempe 11 Sylvestr 14 Möhwald 18 Behrens 19 Gíslason 20 Parker 21 Evseev 22 Rakovsky 23 Leibold 24 Matavž 26 Kirschbaum 27 Hercher 28 Mühl 29 Erras 31 Petrák 33 Margreitter 36 Teuchert 39 Kammerbauer Manager: Schwartz

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