Arnar Gunnlaugsson
Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson (born 6 March 1973) is an Icelandic football coach managing Víkingur in the Úrvalsdeild.
 Arnar Gunnlaugsson | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1973 | ||
| 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[2] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He is a retired international player.[3] 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,[4] and both times came on as a substitute and scored in a penalty shootout; once against Leeds United[5] and once against Fulham.[6] 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.[7]
International career
As a young player, Arnar made several appearances for the Icelandic international youth teams.[8] 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.[9] His last international match was an April 2003 friendly match against Finland in which he was substituted with Veigar Páll Gunnarsson.
Career statistics
Club
| 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 | ||
Honours
Player
ÍA
Leicester City
KR
FH
Individual
- Úrvalsdeild Top Scorer: 1992, 1995
- Úrvalsdeild Most promising player: 1992
References
- "Arnar Gunnlaugsson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- "Arnar Gunnlaugsson tekur við Víkingi (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- "Arnar Gunnlaugsson í Fram" (in Icelandic). visir.is. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- "Games played by Arnar Gunnlaugsson in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- "Fighting Foxes pull through". BBC. 16 December 1999. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- "Fulham trio fail from spot". BBC. 12 January 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- Sidaway, Jon (7 December 2017). "Looking Back Down 'Wembley Way'". Stoke City FC. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "Landsliðsmenn Íslands karla". Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- Iceland - Record International Players - RSSSF
- Arnar Gunnlaugsson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Arnar Gunnlaugsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
External links
- Arnar Gunnlaugsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Arnar Gunnlaugsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)