Egil á Bø

Faroese footballer

Egil á Bø
Personal information
Egil á Bø while playing for EB/Streymur in 2010
Full name	Egil á Bø Zachariasen
Date of birth	(1974-04-02) 2 April 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	EB/Streymur
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1995	EB/Streymur	46	(12)
1995–1996	NSÍ Runavík	17	(3)
1996–1999	ÍF Fuglafjørður	52	(16)
1999–2003	B36 Tórshavn	67	(13)
2003–2004	EB/Streymur	16	(4)
2004–2005	B36 Tórshavn	16	(7)
2005–	EB/Streymur	228	(25)
International career^‡
2008–2010	Faroe Islands	14	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 July 2013

Egil á Bø (born 2 April 1974, né Egil Zachariasen) is a Faroese football defender who plays for EB/Streymur and the Faroe Islands national football team. Bø scored his first goal for the national team in a 3-1 defeat in Piatra Neamţ to Romania.^[1] Egil á Bø was previously known as Egil Zachariassen, he changed his family name a few years ago.

Club career

Egil á Bø has played for several Faroese football clubs:

2005- EB/Streymur
2004 B36 Tórshavn
2003 EB/Streymur
1999-2002 B36 Tórshavn
1996-1998 ÍF Fuglafjørður
1995 NSÍ Runavík
1993-94 EB/Streymur
1991-92 Streymur

International career

Egil is the oldest ever Faroese international debutant, having played the first game for his country in an away friendly with Portugal at the age of 34 years, 4 months and 18 days.