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]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Garðar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson | ||
| Date of birth | 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
editGarðar 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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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
editGarðar 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
editHe was married to model Ásdís Rán Gunnarsdóttir with whom he has a daughter and a son.[7] They divorced in 2012.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Garðar við æfingar hjá Leeds og Rangers". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 February 1999. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Garðar Gunnlaugsson semur við Val". RÚV (in Icelandic). 28 November 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (3 August 2019). "Garðar að öllum líkindum hættur í fótbolta". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Garðar Gunnlaugsson í raðir Kára, skagafrettir.is, 3 June 2020
- ^ Garðar Gunnlaugsson spilar með ÍÁ í sumar, visir.is, 11 May 2022
- ^ Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (13 January 2016). "Byrjunarlið Íslands gegn Finnum í dag". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Daagh, Johny (29 March 2008). "Isdrottning och fotbollsfru" ("Ice queen and footballer's wife"). Norrköpings Tidningar. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ Marta María Jónasdóttir (22 February 2012). "Ásdís Rán og Garðar Gunnlaugsson skilin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic).
External links
edit- Garðar Gunnlaugsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Profile at Sportic Players Management at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 June 2009)