Pétur Georg Markan

Pétur Georg Markan (born 16 February 1981) is an Icelandic theologian, politician and former footballer.[1] He played for several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla for Fjölnir, Valur and Víkingur.[2] In 2013, he was a member of Alþingi for the Social Democratic Alliance.[3][4]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Pétur.
Pétur Georg Markan
Born (1981-02-16) 16 February 1981
NationalityIcelandic
OccupationTheologian, politician
Political partySocial Democratic Alliance
Association football career
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 BÍ 33 (20)
2005–2008 Fjölnir 72 (24)
2009 Valur 15 (3)
2010 Fjölnir 21 (10)
2011 Víkingur 7 (1)
2011–2013 BÍ/Bolungarvík 28 (5)
2014–2018 Hörður 8 (2)
Total 183 (65)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Pétur was the mayor of Súðavík from 2014 to 2019 when he was hired as the communications manager of the Church of Iceland.[5]

References
  1. "Á þessum tíma var ég dálítið týndur í lífinu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. "Pétur G. Markan hættur sem sveitastjóri". Hringbraut (in Icelandic). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "Jómfrúarræðan fjallaði um samgöngur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 13 March 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. Magnús Már Einarsson (12 March 2013). "Pétur Markan á Alþingi – "Margt líkt með boltanum og þinginu"". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. "Pétur G. Markan til Biskupsstofu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.


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