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Arnar Gunnlaugsson

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Arnar Gunnlaugsson
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*
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

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

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

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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

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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

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Club

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Sources:[10][11]

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

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Source:[11]

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

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Player

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ÍA

Leicester City

Stoke City

KR

FH

Individual

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

Manager

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Víkingur FC

Individual

  • Úrvalsdeild Coach of the Year: 2021, 2023

References

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  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. ^ a b "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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