Björgólfur Hideaki Takefusa

Björgólfur Hideaki Takefusa
Personal information
Full name	Björgólfur Hideaki Takefusa
Date of birth	11 May 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Iceland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2003	Þróttur
2004–2005	Fylkir
2006–2010	KR
2011–2012	Víkingur
2012	→ Fylkir (Loan)
2013	Valur
2014	Fram
2014	→ Þróttur
2015	Þróttur
2018	Ármann
2019–2020	KV
2020	SR
International career‡
2003–2009	Iceland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 March 2010

Björgólfur Hideaki Takefusa (born 11 May 1980) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a forward. He formerly represented the Iceland national team, making three appearances in 2003 and 2009.

Early life[edit]

Björgólfur's mother is daughter of Margrét Þóra Hallgrímsson and American Nazi Party founder George Lincoln Rockwell, and adoptive daughter of Björgólfur Guðmundsson.^[1] His father is Kenichi Takefusa, noted in Iceland for teaching karate and founding the company JapÍs, which imported Japanese musical instruments and later became a record label.

When Björgólfur was four years old, Kenichi left his family and returned to Japan.^[2] Björgólfur's parents divorced when he was five.^[3]

Career[edit]

His football career started at Þróttur, where he made 37 league appearances. From Þróttur he was signed by Fylkir and played two seasons there. He was signed to KR from Fylkir in October 2005 after having enjoyed a spell there from 2003. Björgólfur moved from KR to Viking in October 2010. The most significant goal he ever scored was in a KR victory against AEL in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. This goal sealed a 2–0 victory and a tie against FC Basel in the next qualifying round. He became a league's top scorer in 2009.

Björgólfur played three times for the Icelandic national team, against Mexico in 2003, and Georgia and Iran in 2009.^[4]

Personal life[edit]

Björgólfur's half-sister is the former TV presenter Dóra Takefusa.^[5]

References[edit]

^ 'Ástarævintýrið allt í ævisögu Rockwell', Dagblaðið Vísir - 279. tölublað, 6 December 2013, https://timarit.is/page/5541077?iabr=on#page/n13/mode/2up.
^ 'Björgólfi hafnað af föður sínum', Vísir, 2 April 2013, http://www.visir.is/bjorgolfi-hafnad-af-fodur-sinum/article/2013130409897.
^ Guðmundur Hilmarsson, 'Gæti ekki lifað einn dag án þess að spila fótbolta', Morgunblaðið, 30 June 2003, http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/739241/.
^ Landsleikir Björgólfs - KSI.is Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Systkini með keppnisskap". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 July 2003. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via Tímarit.is.

External links[edit]

Björgólfur Hideaki Takefusa at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] 'Ástarævintýrið allt í ævisögu Rockwell', Dagblaðið Vísir - 279. tölublað, 6 December 2013, https://timarit.is/page/5541077?iabr=on#page/n13/mode/2up.

[2] 'Björgólfi hafnað af föður sínum', Vísir, 2 April 2013, http://www.visir.is/bjorgolfi-hafnad-af-fodur-sinum/article/2013130409897.

[3] Guðmundur Hilmarsson, 'Gæti ekki lifað einn dag án þess að spila fótbolta', Morgunblaðið, 30 June 2003, http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/739241/.

[4] Landsleikir Björgólfs - KSI.is Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Systkini með keppnisskap". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 July 2003. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via Tímarit.is.

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