Teenager Makes Iceland Debut Alongside Father
Eiður Guðjohnsen comes on for his father Arnór during Iceland's friendly against Estonia, a memorable family moment in international football.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Eiður Guðjohnsen Biography and Timeline
Follow Eiður Guðjohnsen through 7 dated historical records for Iceland.
Eiður Guðjohnsen, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1996
1998
Bolton Move Revives Young Career
Eiður Guðjohnsen joins Bolton Wanderers after injury problems disrupted his early development at PSV Eindhoven, rebuilding his reputation in English football.
2000
Icelandic Striker Signs for Chelsea
Eiður Guðjohnsen leaves Bolton for Chelsea and begins a six-year spell marked by intelligent link-up play and prolific partnerships in attack.
2001
Hat-Trick Against Blackburn
Eiður Guðjohnsen scores three goals in Chelsea's Premier League victory over Blackburn Rovers, highlighting his technique and sharp finishing.
2005
Chelsea Win First Premier League Title
Eiður Guðjohnsen supplies inventive attacking play as Chelsea win their first league championship in fifty years under José Mourinho.
2006
Barcelona Recruit Iceland International
Eiður Guðjohnsen moves from Chelsea to Barcelona and adapts to the Catalan club's possession-based football as a versatile attacker.
2009
Champions League Trophy with Barcelona
Eiður Guðjohnsen is a member of Barcelona's treble-winning squad as the club defeat Manchester United in the Champions League final.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.