Garðar Gunnlaugsson

Garðar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson (born 7 September 1983) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for ÍA Akranes in the Úrvalsdeild karla. He is the younger brother of Arnar Gunnlaugsson and Bjarki Gunnlaugsson.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Garðar.
Garðar Gunnlaugsson
Personal information
Full name Garðar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson
Date of birth (1983-04-25) 25 April 1983
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 ÍA Akranes
Number 32
Youth career
ÍA Akranes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 ÍA Akranes 37 (5)
2004–2006 Valur 38 (14)
2006 → Dunfermline (loan) 1 (0)
2007–2008 IFK Norrköping 45 (30)
2008–2010 CSKA Sofia 5 (0)
2010 LASK Linz 5 (1)
2010–2011 SpVgg Unterhaching 20 (3)
2012–2018 ÍA Akranes 129 (60)
2019 Valur 4 (0)
2020–2021 Kári 23 (3)
2022– ÍA Akranes 2 (0)
International career
1999 Iceland U-17 4 (0)
2001 Iceland U-19 4 (1)
2005 Iceland U-21 4 (2)
2016 Iceland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:03, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Garðar was born in Akranes in western Iceland in 1983. He started his football career playing for his local team ÍA Akranes before moving to Valur in 2004. In 2007, he signed with Swedish club IFK Norrköping before moving, in August 2008, to Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia. He signed a three-year contract at Sofia, becoming the first Icelandic footballer to play in the Bulgarian A PFG when he made his debut in a match against PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad.

On 18 January 2010, Garðar officially terminated his contract with CSKA Sofia before signing for Austrian side LASK Linz in February 2010, making his debut for LASK in April due to groin injuries. In July 2010 Garðar signed a 2-year contract with German side SpVgg Unterhaching, but left the club after one year, returning to ÍA Akranes where he had begun his career.

In November 2018, Garðar signed with Valur.[2] In August 2019, he announced that he would miss the rest of the season due to a slipped disc in his lower back and that it was unlikely that he would continue his football career.[3]

In June 2020, Gunnlaugsson returned to the pitch, after signing with 2. deild karla side Kári.[4] In May 2020, 39-year old Gunnlaugsson signed with his former club, ÍA Akranes, in the top level men's football league in Iceland.[5]

International career

Garðar has played for Iceland U-19 and U-21 but did not make his debut for the senior team until 13 January 2016 in a friendly against Finland.[6]

Personal life

He was married to model Ásdís Rán Gunnarsdóttir with whom he has a daughter and a son.[7] They divorced in 2012.[8]

References
  1. "Garðar við æfingar hjá Leeds og Rangers". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 February 1999. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. "Garðar Gunnlaugsson semur við Val". RÚV (in Icelandic). 28 November 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (3 August 2019). "Garðar að öllum líkindum hættur í fótbolta". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. Garðar Gunnlaugsson í raðir Kára, skagafrettir.is, 3 June 2020
  5. Garðar Gunnlaugsson spilar með ÍÁ í sumar, visir.is, 11 May 2022
  6. Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (13 January 2016). "Byrjunarlið Íslands gegn Finnum í dag". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. Daagh, Johny (29 March 2008). "Isdrottning och fotbollsfru" ("Ice queen and footballer's wife"). Norrköpings Tidningar. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  8. Marta María Jónasdóttir (22 February 2012). "Ásdís Rán og Garðar Gunnlaugsson skilin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic).
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