Baldur Bett

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Baldur Bett
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-04-12) 12 April 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2000 Aberdeen 2 (0)
2000 FH 7 (0)
2000–2001 Peterhead 7 (1)
2001–2006 FH 99 (3)
2007–2009 Valur 43 (2)
2010–2011 Fylkir 15 (1)
2012 Reynir S. 12 (0)
Total185(7)
International career
1995 Iceland U17 4 (0)
1998 Iceland U19 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2012

Baldur Bett (born 12 April 1980) is an Icelandic former footballer who last played for Reynir S. in the Icelandic Second Division.

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Club career

Bett began his career at Aberdeen of the Scottish Premier League in 1998 [1] but failed to secure a place in the starting XI and moved on to Peterhead in 2000. [2] After just one season playing in the Scottish lower divisions, he signed for FH Hafnarfjörður in Iceland's Úrvalsdeild. [3]

Personal life

He is the son of Scottish former footballer Jim Bett, and the brother of Calum Bett.

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References

  1. "ABERDEEN : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  2. "PETERHEAD : 2000/01 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  3. "Bett fears Brewster". BBC News. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2007.