Anthony Karl Gregory

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Anthony Karl Gregory
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-07-06) 6 July 1966 (age 57)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1987 Valur 9 (0)
1988–1989 KA 36 (14)
1990–1993 Valur 67 (32)
1994 Bodø/Glimt 7 (2)
1995–1996 Breiðablik 22 (4)
1996–1997 Valur 13 (4)
1998 UMF Selfoss
International career
1990–1991 Iceland 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Karl Gregory (born 6 July 1967) is an Icelandic former football striker. [1] [2]

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International career

Gregory was born in Iceland to an African-American father and Icelandic mother. [3] He made his debut for Iceland in an August 1990 friendly match away against the Faroe Islands, in which he scored two goals, and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was a May 1991 European Championship qualification match against Albania. [4]

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References

  1. Anthony Karl Gregory at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "Leikmaður - Anthony Karl Gregory". www.ksi.is.
  3. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is.
  4. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2021-04-04.