Atli Eðvaldsson

Atli Eðvaldsson (3 March 1957 – 2 September 2019) was an Icelandic footballer. He played as a midfielder.

Atli Eðvaldsson

Personal information
Full name	Atli Eðvaldsson
Date of birth	(1957-03-03)3 March 1957
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Date of death	2 September 2019(2019-09-02) (aged 62)
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1980	Valur	93	(31)
1980–1981	Borussia Dortmund	30	(11)
1981–1985	Fortuna Düsseldorf	122	(38)
1985–1988	KFC Uerdingen 05	72	(10)
1988–1989	TuRU Düsseldorf	23	(6)
1989–1990	Gençlerbirliği	23	(4)
1990–1993	KR Reykjavík	48	(16)
1994	HK Kópavogur	11	(1)
Total		422	(117)
International career
1974	Iceland U19	2	(0)
1978	Iceland U21	1	(0)
1976–1991	Iceland	70	(8)
Managerial career
1995–1996	ÍBV
1997	Fylkir
1998–1999	KR Reykjavík
1999–2003	Iceland
2005–2006	Þróttur Reykjavík
2009	Valur
2013	Reynir Sandgerði
2014	Afturelding
2017–2018	Kristianstad FC
2018	Hamar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

During his career, he won the Icelandic championship three times and the Icelandic Cup four times.^[1] After retiring from playing, he became a well-known manager. In 1999, he managed Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur to its first championship in 31 years.

Atli played 70 games for the Icelandic national team from 1976 to 1991. He later coached the national team from 1999 to 2003.

In December 2018, he revealed was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer two years before.^[2][3] On 2 September 2019, Atli died from cancer, aged 62.^[4]