Eidur Gudjohnsen’s son is set to play against Chelsea in a Conference League showdown on Thursday night when the Blues face Belgian side KAA Gent.
Andri Gudjohnsen, 22, plays as a striker for Gent and will be hoping to get on the scoresheet against Chelsea, where his dad won two Premier League titles, the League Cup and two Community Shields between 2000 and 2006.
His father has legendary status at Stamford Bridge for helping Chelsea win their first league title in 50 years, which kickstarted the Roman Abramovich era.
Gudjohnsen, who was aged just four when his dad won the Premier League with the Blues in 2005, said: ‘It’s quite typical, wasn’t it, to get Chelsea in the draw?
‘I remember glimpses of those [historic] victories. The first thing I did was call my father.
‘He already knew. It’s special for me and for him. I was born when my father played there; it’s kind of a unique draw.’
Gent striker Gudjohnsen started his career in Barcelona’s youth academy, another one of his dad’s former clubs, and later played in Real Madrid’s youth team too.
Following spells in Sweden and Denmark, he moved to the Belgian Pro League in June to sign for Gent.
Although born in London, Gudjohnsen chose to follow in his dad’s footsteps and play for Iceland, where he has earned 26 international caps to date.
‘I wanted to be a goalkeeper when I was younger,’ he added. ‘But I think seeing my dad score a lot of goals throughout his career probably just inspired [me and my brothers].
‘We want to score also, and to be kind of the main man up front, the one who scores all the goals. So yeah, it’s probably just something that was passed on down the generations.
‘My oldest brother perhaps took the biggest hits when it came to being compared to our father since he was the first born. You kind of get used to it, and you learn how to deal with it.
‘[My father has] found a kind of good balance between not being too critical or too involved in our business when it comes to football, but also being there for us when we need support or his advice.’
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