Arnar Gunnlaugsson

Arnar Gunnlaugsson
Arnar Gunnlaugsson
Personnel
Surname	Arnar Gunnlaugsson
birthday	March 6, 1973
position	striker
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1989-1992	ÍA Akranes	30 (18)
1992-1994	Feyenoord Rotterdam	9 0(0)
1994-1995	1. FC Nuremberg	28 0(8)
1995	ÍA Akranes	7 (15)
1995-1997	Sochaux	2 0(0)
1997	ÍA Akranes	2 0(1)
1997-1999	Bolton Wanderers	42 (13)
1999-2002	Leicester City	30 0(3)
2000	Stoke City	13 0(2)
2002	Stoke City	9 0(3)
2002-2003	Dundee United	6 0(0)
2003-2006	KR Reykjavík	34 (14)
2006-2007	ÍA Akranes	15 0(5)
2007-2008	Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar	12 0(6)
2008-2009	ÍA Akranes	14 0(8)
2009	Valur Reykjavík	4 0(0)
2009-2010	Haukar Hafnarfjörður	18 0(8)
2011	Fram Reykjavík	14 0(7)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1993-2003	Iceland	32 0(3)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
2006	ÍA Akranes
2008-2009	ÍA Akranes
2009–	Haukar Hafnarfjörður (Assistant Trainer)
1 Only league games are given.

Arnar Gunnlaugsson (born March 6, 1973 in Akranes ) is a former Icelandic football player and current football coach . His twin brother Bjarki Gunnlaugsson is also a professional soccer player.

Player career

Arnar Gunnlaugsson started playing football for the Icelandic club ÍA Akranes . After a good season in the first team, the Dutch first division club Feyenoord Rotterdam noticed him. After a few short stints in Holland, he moved in 1994 together with his twin brother Bjarki on loan to Bundesliga relegated 1. FC Nürnberg . While the club stayed in the 2nd Bundesliga only thanks to the license withdrawal for Dynamo Dresden , Arnar Gunnlaugsson made some promising appearances. With eight goals he was 1. FC Nürnberg's top scorer that season. After the season Arnar returned to his home club in Akranes.

In 1997 he made the leap into the English Premier League to the Bolton Wanderers . However, he remained without a hit and could not avoid the descent of the Wanderers. In the following season in the First Division, however, he flourished and scored 13 hits in 27 missions. Leicester City then brought him back to the Premier League for £ 2,000,000 . He stayed there until 2002, but did not get beyond the status of a supplementary player. Finally, he moved to Stoke City on a free transfer , where he had already been loaned briefly in 1999/2000.

After a brief assignment in Scotland with Dundee United , he returned to Iceland in 2003 and played for KR Reykjavík until 2006 . Since then he has been switching between various top division clubs, some of which he also works as co- or head coach.

National team

Arnar Gunnlaugsson made his debut for the Icelandic national team in April 1993 during a friendly against the USA . In total, he came to 32 missions in the national team, in which he scored 3 goals. His last appearance in the national jersey was in April 2003 in a friendly against Finland .

Coaching career

So far, he has held the coaching post of his home club ÍA twice . He is currently both a player and assistant coach at Haukar .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Arnar Gunnlaugsson , www.glubberer.de (May 13, 2010)
2. ^ Arnar Gunnlaugsson , www.sporting-heroes (May 13, 2010)
3. ↑ Iceland - Record International Players - RSSSF (May 13, 2010)

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .