Samuel Thorsteinsson

Samuel Thorsteinsson

Personal information
Full name	Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson
Date of birth	(1893-01-01)1 January 1893
Place of birth	Bíldudalur, Iceland
Date of death	25 November 1956(1956-11-25) (aged 63)
Place of death	Slagelse, Denmark
Position	Outside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1910	Naples FC
191?–1912	Akademisk Boldklub
1912–1913	Naples FC
191?–192?	Akademisk Boldklub
International career
1918–1919	Denmark	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

Family

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