Heiðar Helguson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Icelandic association football player
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Place of Birth: Dalvík, Northeastern Region, Iceland
About Heiðar Helguson
- Heiðar Helguson (born 22 August 1977) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a striker.
- He started his career in the Icelandic league system, with UMFS Dalvík and Þróttur.
- Following a one-season spell in Norway with Lillestrøm SK, Heiðar moved to England to play for Watford in 1999, with Lillestrøm receiving a transfer fee of £1.5 million.
- The English media anglicised his name to Heidar when he joined Watford – it is by this given name that he is commonly known in England. Although Watford were relegated from the Premier League during his first season at the club, Heiðar was a prolific goalscorer, finishing as the team's top scorer in the 1999–2000, 2002–03 and 2004–05 seasons, before being sold to Fulham in 2005.
- He played Premier League for them between 2005 and 2007, and Bolton until 2009, before transferring to Championship side QPR in 2009.
- After a return to Watford on loan in the 2009–10 season, Heiðar played regularly for QPR in 2010–11, as they secured promotion to the Premier League as champions.
- In QPR's first Premier League season since 1995–96, Heiðar finished as the team's top scorer, helping them to secure Premier League survival on the last day of the 2011–12 season.
- He subsequently joined Cardiff City. Heiðar played and scored for his country at under-19 and under-21 levels, before making his debut for the senior team in 1999.
- He earned 55 caps for Iceland, scoring 13 goals, before retiring from international football in 2011.
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