Þór Beck

Icelandic footballer

Þór Beck
Personal information
Full name	Þórólfur Beck
Date of birth	21 January 1940
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Date of death	18 December 1999(1999-12-18) (aged 59)^[1]
Place of death	Reykjavík, Iceland
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1961	KR	90	(87^[2])
1961–1964	St Mirren	80	(25)
1964–1966	Rangers	11	(2)
1966–1967	Rouen	7	(1)
1967	St. Louis Stars	11	(2)
Total		199	(117)
International career
1959–1969	Iceland	20	(5)
Managerial career
1970	IBV
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Þórólfur "Þór" Beck (21 January 1940 – 18 December 1999), also known as Thor Beck and Tottie Beck, was an Icelandic professional footballer who played as a striker.

Biography

Þórólfur was born in Reykjavík, the capital city of Iceland, on 21 January 1940, the son of Eiríkur Þórólfsson Beck (1918–1951) and Rósbjörg Hulda Magnúsdóttir (1919–1981). He had one sister, Guðrún Eiríksdóttir Beck, born in 1941. After his football career ended, Þór returned to live in Reykjavík and died in his home in the city on 18 December 1999, at the age of 59.^[1]

Career

Þór began his career in his native Iceland with KR, making his senior debut in 1958.^[3] He then played in Scotland with St Mirren and Rangers,^[4]^[5] before moving to France to play with FC Rouen.^[6] Þór later played in the National Professional Soccer League in the United States for the St. Louis Stars during the 1967 season.^[7]

After retiring as a player, Þór later coached IBV in his native Iceland.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Þórólfur Beck". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 December 1999. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
^ "ÞÓRÓLFUR BECK". www.mbl.is.
^ Þór Beck at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "ST. MIRREN : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
^ "RANGERS : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
^ Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
^ "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ "Eyjar.is".