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Former Maccabi Haifa Defender Eyjolfsson Announces Retirement

Former Maccabi Haifa defender Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson announced he will retire from football at the end of the current season. The 36-year-old Icelandic player had a career that included stints in multiple European countries and 19 caps for the national team.

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What happened

  1. 01Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson, ex-Maccabi Haifa defender, will retire after this season.
  2. 02The 36-year-old Icelandic player also captained Valur and played internationally.
  3. 03His career included clubs in England, Germany, Norway, Israel, and Bulgaria.
  4. 04Eyjolfsson played 16 games for Maccabi Haifa in the 2016/17 season.
  5. 05He expressed gratitude for fulfilling his lifelong dream of being a professional footballer.

Eyjolfsson expressed gratitude for fulfilling his childhood dream of becoming a professional footballer.

Translated and summarized by baba from N12, the latest report. Read N12’s original

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