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In 1934, Fram was in coaching trouble and the idea arose to see if Friðþjófur would be willing to return home and coach the team. He accepted and coached the team from 1934 to 1936, while also playing a few matches, and again in 1940. He also coached the
Icelandic selection team that toured
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in the summer of 1935. There he played his last official match at the age of 40. The Fram team improved greatly under his direction, as he introduced
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Friðþjófur was the chairman of Fram from 1919 and 1920 and again in 1935. On Fram's 30th anniversary in 1938, he was named an honorary member.
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In the summer of 1918, Friðþjófur returned to Fram. In the three games that season, he scored 12 of Fram's 14 goals, including six against
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255:(28 August 1895 – 13 April 1967) was an Icelandic footballer, coach and former chairman of
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Friðþjófur started participating in football while attending school in
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Friðþjófur was a key member of the
Icelandic select team that competed against
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259:. He is considered one of Iceland's first great footballers.
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271:and Ásthildur Guðmundsdóttir. He was born in
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267:Friðþjófur was the son of the entrepreneur
246:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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739:"Þeir eru hættir að geta skotið á mark..."
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1857:Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
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714:(in Icelandic). 19 April 1967. p. 2
622:"Knattspyrnan - Fram sigrar val með 9:0"
566:"Friðþjófur skoraði 12 mörk af fjórtán!"
658:(in Icelandic). 10 June 1919. p. 2
630:(in Icelandic). 11 June 1919. p. 1
442:"Minningarorð: Friðþjófur Þorsteinsson"
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299:. They were all brothers of the artist
1872:Icelandic expatriate football managers
686:(in Icelandic). 31 May 1934. p. 3
814:(in Icelandic). 1 May 2008. p. 8
706:"Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson - Minning"
574:(in Icelandic). 1 May 2008. p. 4
538:Freyja Jónsdóttir (1 February 1997).
314:After returning to Iceland he joined
287:, who for a time was the chairman of
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863:"Markahæstu leikmenn í landsdeildum"
297:Denmark men's national football team
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1862:Expatriate soccer coaches in Canada
1842:Men's association football forwards
283:. Among Friðþjófur's siblings were
16:Icelandic football player and coach
370:Honours, trophies and achievements
253:Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson Pétursson
57:Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson Pétursson
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748:. 1 February 1958. pp. 26–28
301:Guðmundur "Muggur" Thorsteinsson
275:, Iceland, and later grew up in
1882:Knattspyrnufélagið Fram players
871:Football Association of Iceland
509:Stefán Pálsson (2 April 2016).
325:Friðþjófur studied commerce in
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602:(in Icelandic). 16 June 2015
475:"Tveir frægir miðframherjar"
338:Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
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1867:Icelandic football managers
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678:"Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson"
519:(in Icelandic). p. 40
511:"Fyrsti landsliðsmaðurinn"
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546:(in Icelandic). p. 2
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806:"Formenn Fram 1908-2008"
35:Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson
842:Knattspyrnufélagið Fram
775:Knattspyrnufélagið Fram
767:Stefán Pálsson (2009).
746:Knattspyrnufélagið Fram
594:"Íþrótta maður dagsins"
382:Icelandic Championships
316:Knattspyrnufélagið Fram
544:Dagur-Tíminn Reykjavík
479:Árbók knattspyrnumanna
269:Pétur J. Thorsteinsson
162:Hibernian FC (amateur)
834:"Heiðursfélagar FRAM"
263:Early life and family
23:. The last name is a
409:Icelandic tournament
293:Samúel Thorsteinsson
285:Gunnar Thorsteinsson
49:Personal information
877:on 13 February 2021
327:Edinburgh, Scotland
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650:"Knattspyrnumótið"
349:Akademisk Boldklub
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91:13 April 1967
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