Arnar Gunnlaugsson

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Arnar Gunnlaugsson
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Arnar in 2007
Personal information
Full name Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson [1]
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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total332(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)
2018–2025 Vikingur R [2]
2025– Iceland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson (born 6 March 1973) is an Icelandic football manager who currently manages the Iceland national football team. [3]

Contents

He is a retired international player. [4] 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, [5] and both times came on as a substitute and scored in a penalty shootout; once against Leeds United [6] and once against Fulham. [7] 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. [8]

International career

As a young player, Arnar made several appearances for the Icelandic international youth teams. [9] 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. [10] 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: [11] [12]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ÍA 1989 Úrvalsdeild 81———81
1990 Úrvalsdeild123———123
1991 Úrvalsdeild00———00
1992 Úrvalsdeild1815———1815
Total3819———3819
Feyenoord 1992–93 Eredivisie 40———40
1993–94 Eredivisie50———50
Total90———90
1. FC Nürnberg 1994–95 2. Bundesliga 288———288
ÍA 1995 Úrvalsdeild715———715
Sochaux 1995–96 Ligue 2 123———123
1996–97 Ligue 2131———131
Total254———254
ÍA 1997 Úrvalsdeild21———21
Bolton Wanderers 1997–98 Premier League 1501031—191
1998–99 First Division 27131061—3414
Total42132092—5315
Leicester City 1998–99 Premier League900000—90
1999–2000 Premier League203020—70
2000–01 Premier League1733110—214
2001–02 Premier League200000—20
Total3036130—394
Stoke City (loan) 1999–2000 Second Division 132000051183
2001–02 Second Division93000020113
Total225000071296
Dundee United 2002–03 Scottish Premier League 600010—70
KR Reykjavík 2003 Úrvalsdeild117———117
2004 Úrvalsdeild157———157
2005 Úrvalsdeild80———80
Total3414———2514
ÍA 2006 Úrvalsdeild155———155
FH 2007 Úrvalsdeild126———126
2008 Úrvalsdeild124———124
Total2410———2410
ÍA 2008 Úrvalsdeild63———63
2009 1. deild karla 85———85
Total148———148
Valur 2009 Úrvalsdeild40———40
Haukar 2010 Úrvalsdeild188———188
Fram 2011 Úrvalsdeild147———147
Career total33212014113271366124

International

Source: [12]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 199350
199470
199562
199620
199730
199840
199931
200210
200310
Total323

Honours

Player

ÍA

Leicester City

Stoke City

KR

FH

Individual

Manager

Víkingur FC

Individual

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  2. ↑ "Arnar Gunnlaugsson tekur við Víkingi (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Arnar Gunnlaugsson nýr þjálfari A landsliðs karla" [Arnar Gunnlaugsson is the new coach of the men's national team] (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Arnar Gunnlaugsson í Fram" (in Icelandic). visir.is. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Arnar Gunnlaugsson in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Fighting Foxes pull through". BBC. 16 December 1999. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Fulham trio fail from spot". BBC. 12 January 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Sidaway, Jon (7 December 2017). "Looking Back Down 'Wembley Way'". Stoke City FC. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Landsliðsmenn Íslands karla". Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  10. ↑ Iceland - Record International Players - RSSSF
  11. ↑ Arnar Gunnlaugsson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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