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Icelandic footballer and coach

Arnar Gunnlaugsson
Arnar in 2007
Personal information
Full name Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson
Date of birth (1973-03-06) 6 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1988 ÍA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 ÍA 38 (19)
1992–1994 Feyenoord 9 (0)
1994–1995 1. FC Nürnberg 28 (8)
1995 ÍA 7 (15)
1995–1997 Sochaux 25 (4)
1997 ÍA 2 (1)
1997–1999 Bolton Wanderers 42 (13)
1999–2002 Leicester City 30 (3)
2000 → Stoke City (loan) 13 (2)
2002 → Stoke City (loan) 9 (3)
2002–2003 Dundee United 6 (0)
2003–2006 KR Reykjavík 34 (14)
2006–2007 ÍA 15 (5)
2007–2008 FH 24 (10)
2008–2009 ÍA 14 (8)
2009 Valur 4 (0)
2010 Haukar 18 (8)
2011 Fram 14 (7)
Total 332 (120)
International career
1988 Iceland U17 7 (4)
1988–1990 Iceland U19 13 (6)
1992 Iceland U21 6 (2)
1993–2003 Iceland 32 (3)
Managerial career
2006 ÍA
2008–2009 ÍA
2016–2017 KR Reykjavík (assistant)
2017–2018 Vikingur R (assistant)
2018– Vikingur R
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson (born 6 March 1973) is an Icelandic football coach managing Víkingur in the Úrvalsdeild.

He is a retired international player. During his career he enjoyed spells at Leicester City, Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers, IA Akranes, 1. FC Nürnberg, Feyenoord and Dundee United.

Club career

While at Leicester City he played a key role in their victorious 1999–2000 Football League Cup campaign. He made two appearances during the run, and both times came on as a substitute and scored in a penalty shootout; once against Leeds United and once against Fulham. He was not part of Leicester's squad for the 2000 League Cup Final at Wembley, however days after the final he was loaned out to Stoke where he had a second opportunity to play at the stadium; this time starting as Stoke won the 2000 Football League Trophy Final.

International career

As a young player, Arnar made several appearances for the Icelandic international youth teams. Arnar made his debut for Iceland in an April 1993 friendly match against the United States. He went on to earn 32 caps, scoring three goals between 1993 and 2003. His last international match was an April 2003 friendly match against Finland in which he was substituted with Veigar Páll Gunnarsson.

Career statistics

Club

Sources:

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ÍA 1989 Úrvalsdeild 8 1 — — — 8 1
1990 Úrvalsdeild 12 3 — — — 12 3
1991 Úrvalsdeild 0 0 — — — 0 0
1992 Úrvalsdeild 18 15 — — — 18 15
Total 38 19 — — — 38 19
Feyenoord 1992–93 Eredivisie 4 0 — — — 4 0
1993–94 Eredivisie 5 0 — — — 5 0
Total 9 0 — — — 9 0
1. FC Nürnberg 1994–95 2. Bundesliga 28 8 — — — 28 8
ÍA 1995 Úrvalsdeild 7 15 — — — 7 15
Sochaux 1995–96 Ligue 2 12 3 — — — 12 3
1996–97 Ligue 2 13 1 — — — 13 1
Total 25 4 — — — 25 4
ÍA 1997 Úrvalsdeild 2 1 — — — 2 1
Bolton Wanderers 1997–98 Premier League 15 0 1 0 3 1 — 19 1
1998–99 First Division 27 13 1 0 6 1 — 34 14
Total 42 13 2 0 9 2 — 53 15
Leicester City 1998–99 Premier League 9 0 0 0 0 0 — 9 0
1999–2000 Premier League 2 0 3 0 2 0 — 7 0
2000–01 Premier League 17 3 3 1 1 0 — 21 4
2001–02 Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 30 3 6 1 3 0 — 39 4
Stoke City (loan) 1999–2000 Second Division 13 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 18 3
2001–02 Second Division 9 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3
Total 22 5 0 0 0 0 7 1 29 6
Dundee United 2002–03 Scottish Premier League 6 0 0 0 1 0 — 7 0
KR Reykjavík 2003 Úrvalsdeild 11 7 — — — 11 7
2004 Úrvalsdeild 15 7 — — — 15 7
2005 Úrvalsdeild 8 0 — — — 8 0
Total 34 14 — — — 25 14
ÍA 2006 Úrvalsdeild 15 5 — — — 15 5
FH 2007 Úrvalsdeild 12 6 — — — 12 6
2008 Úrvalsdeild 12 4 — — — 12 4
Total 24 10 — — — 24 10
ÍA 2008 Úrvalsdeild 6 3 — — — 6 3
2009 1. deild karla 8 5 — — — 8 5
Total 14 8 — — — 14 8
Valur 2009 Úrvalsdeild 4 0 — — — 4 0
Haukar 2010 Úrvalsdeild 18 8 — — — 18 8
Fram 2011 Úrvalsdeild 14 7 — — — 14 7
Career total 332 120 14 1 13 2 7 1 366 124

International

Source:

National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 1993 5 0
1994 7 0
1995 6 2
1996 2 0
1997 3 0
1998 4 0
1999 3 1
2002 1 0
2003 1 0
Total 32 3

Honours

Player

ÍA

Leicester City

Stoke City

KR

FH

Individual

  • Úrvalsdeild Top Scorer: 1992, 1995
  • Úrvalsdeild Most promising player: 1992

Manager

Víkingur FC

Individual

  • Úrvalsdeild Coach of the Year: 2021, 2023

References

  1. "Arnar Gunnlaugsson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. "Arnar Gunnlaugsson tekur við Víkingi (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. "Arnar Gunnlaugsson í Fram" (in Icelandic). visir.is. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  4. "Games played by Arnar Gunnlaugsson in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. "Fighting Foxes pull through". BBC. 16 December 1999. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. "Fulham trio fail from spot". BBC. 12 January 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. Sidaway, Jon (7 December 2017). "Looking Back Down 'Wembley Way'". Stoke City FC. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  8. "Landsliðsmenn Íslands karla". Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  9. Iceland - Record International Players - RSSSF
  10. Arnar Gunnlaugsson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  11. ^ "Arnar Gunnlaugsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  12. Sidaway, Jon (7 December 2017). "Stoke City FC - Looking Back Down 'Wembley Way'". Stoke City FC. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

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