Fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, appearing together in national football teams

There follow details of all known cases of a father and his son(s), or a mother and her daughter(s), appearing together in a national football team in an international match.

There may have been other such cases which have not yet been re-discovered.

Further information is welcomed by the author (nfm24(AT)cantab.net) - any potential additional cases should preferably be evidenced.

Father and son(s)

Mother and daughter(s)

Father and son(s)

The Fosters of Barbados, 1931 and 1933

   Player                          Relation   Birth date    Matches
   Arthur Reynold 'Kelly' Foster   Father     14-Dec-1890   1 to 6 inclusive
   Arthur Colin Foster             Son        25-Nov-1910   1 to 6 inclusive
   Lindsay Reynold (Reyn) Foster   Son        26-Oct-1912   6 only

#  Date         Venue              Match
1  12-Feb-1931  Bridgetown         Barbados        2-1  Martinique
2  13-Feb-1931  Bridgetown         Barbados        3-2  Martinique
3  16-Mar-1931  Georgetown         Trinidad        5-1  Barbados
4  20-Mar-1931  Georgetown         British Guiana  7-0  Barbados
5  26-Oct-1933  Port of Spain      British Guiana  2-0  Barbados
6   6-Nov-1933  Port of Spain      Trinidad        6-0  Barbados

Note: in matches 5 and 6, 'Kelly' Foster's two nephews Seymour & Leon Foster were also in the Barbados lineup.




Standing (L to R): H.C. Weekes (Spartan), Reyn Foster (Rovers), R. Blackman (Spartan), H.L. Thomas (Rovers),
                   C.B. Stuart (Spartan), Colin Foster (Rovers), A. Barrow, H. Horton (referee),
                   K.McIntosh (St Ambrose), H.McD. Forde (Harrison College).
Sitting (L to R): J.L. Parris (Spartan), J.E.D. Sealy (Spartan), Seymour Foster (vice-captain, Rovers),
                  Arthur 'Kelly' Foster (captain, Rovers), J.C.V. Bellamy (player-manager, Wanderers),
                  Leon Foster (Rovers), R. Mayers (Rovers), L.A. Smith (Rovers).
Not in picture:  G.A. Ashby (Spartan)


Notes: 'Kelly' Foster was also the Secretary and later the President of the Barbados A.F.A.
       He administrated several other sports in Barbados, especially boxing, athletics, and water polo,
       and he was awarded the M.B.E. in 1951 for his services to sport.
       In addition to the those named in the 1933 team, two more of his sons (Mike Foster and John Foster)
       and another nephew (Lisle Foster) played for Barbados later during the 1930s and 1940s.

The Guðjohnsens of Iceland, 1996

   Player                       Relation   Birth date
   Arnór Guðjohnsen             Father     30-Apr-1961
   Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen       Son        15-Sep-1978

   Date         Venue           Match
   24-Apr-1996  Tallinn         Estonia  0-3  Iceland

Note: strictly speaking, the two men did not play together on the field, but they did both participate
      in the same match; Eiður entered the field as a substitute for his father Arnór after 62 minutes.
      It was planned that they would play together in Iceland's next home match, but unfortunately Eiður sustained
      an injury which ruled him out for several months.  By the time he was fit again, his father had retired.



Left: warmup before the match.  
Right: the moment when Arnór leaves the field to be substituted by his son Eiður.

Mother and daughter(s)

The Halabys of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2007

   Player                    Relation   Birth date
   Dr Irma L.M. Halaby       Mother     1960s 
   Melissa R. Halaby         Daughter   22-Jul-1990

   Date         Venue        Match
    1-Apr-2007  Dededo       Guam  7-0  Northern Mariana Islands

Note: another daughter (Rima Halaby) was a member of the N.M.I. national team in 2008.



Before the match in 2007 (Guam in blue shirts, N.M.I. in white shirts).

The Herreras of American Samoa, 2007

   Player                     Relation   Birth date
   Sandra Fruean Herrera      Mother     23-Aug-1968
   Ivette Herrera             Daughter   20-Sep-1988

   Date         Venue         Match
   25-Aug-2007  Apia          Papua New Guinea  6-0  American Samoa
   28-Aug-2007  Apia          Cook Islands      1-1  American Samoa
    1-Sep-2007  Apia          Solomon Islands   3-0  American Samoa



The American Samoa team celebrating their first point after the match against the Cook Islands.

The Klaksteins of the Faroe Islands, 2012 and 2013

   Player                     Relation   Birth date
   Bára Skaale Klakstein      Mother     24-Mar-1973
   Eyðvør Klakstein           Daughter    5-Sep-1995

   Date         Venue         Match
   28-Nov-2012  Niederkorn    Luxembourg  0-6  Faroe Islands
    4-Apr-2013  Vilnius       Montenegro  3-3  Faroe Islands
    6-Apr-2013  Vilnius       Lithuania   0-1  Faroe Islands
    9-Apr-2013  Vilnius       Georgia     1-2  Faroe Islands

  

Left: before the match vs Luxembourg (18 Eyðvør Klakstein, 17 Bára Skaale Klakstein).
Right: The Faroe Islands team celebrating after their win vs Georgia.  For the first time the team had qualified for the next round of the World Cup preliminaries. 
Upper row (L to R): 18 Laila Pætursdóttir, 1 Nina Davidsen, 7 Rakul M. Johannesen, 13 Íðunn Magnussen, 2 Maria K. Thomsen, 15 Doris í Garði Olafsdóttir,
                    11 Ansy Sevdal, 12 Liljan av Fløtum Petersen, 14 Oddrún Danielsen, 16 Randi S. Wardum, 17 Olga Kristina Hansen
Lower row (L to R): 9 Rannvá B. Andreasen, 4 Lív Arge, 5 Bára Skaale Klakstein, 8 Malena Josephsen, 10 Heidi Sevdal, 6 Eyðvør Klakstein, 3 Fríðrún Danielsen.

About this document

Thanks to FSF, Denis Foster, Wesley Bogdan and Jeff 'Ziggy' Korytoski.

Prepared and maintained by Neil Morrison for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Neil Morrison (nfm24(at)cantab.net)
Last updated: 26 Feb 2015