Guðmundur Benediktsson

Guðmundur Benediktsson nicknamed Gummi Ben (born 3 September 1974) is an Icelandic TV personality, sports commentator and former footballer and manager.

Playing career At a young age, Guðmundur attracted the attention of major foreign clubs. At 15, he was approached by teams such as Arsenal, Everton, Tottenham and Stuttgart.

TV career Guðmundur has commentated matches live for Icelandic television and was the commentator for Iceland's matches at UEFA Euro 2016. His enthusiastic commentary earned him international praise. One especially memorable commentary came immediately after full-time of Iceland's historic 2–1 win over England in the round of 16 (English translation given here):This is done! This is done! We are never going home! Did you see that? Amazing! I can't believe it! This is a dream. Never wake me from this amazing dream! Live the way you want, England! Iceland is going to play France on Sunday. France–Iceland! You can go home. You can go out of Europe. You can go wherever you want. England 1 Iceland 2 is the closing score here in Nice. And the fairytale continues.

Personal life His son Albert Guðmundsson is currently with Fiorentina and is a full international.