 He returned home after 6 months, refusing offers from Austria and West Germany.In the 1967–68 European Cup, when Valur reached the last 16 (or less impressively, the 2nd round), he was 5th-7th in the top scorer list, scoring 4 goals, after having jointly-lead with 3 goals after 2 matches with George Best and Paul van Himst.In 1970, he played with and managed ÍBA (Sport alliance of Akureyri, composed of KA and Þór A.