Arnar Viðarsson
Icelandic footballer and manager (born 1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arnar Þór Viðarsson (transliterated as Arnar Thor Vidarsson;[2] born 15 March 1978) is an Icelandic football coach and a former player, his playing position was midfielder. He last played for Belgian Pro League side Cercle Brugge, where he was also employed as head coach. He was the head coach of Iceland men's national team from 2020 to 2023.[3]
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Arnar.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arnar Þór Viðarsson[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1978-03-15) 15 March 1978 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | FH | 35 | (3) |
1997–2006 | Lokeren | 235 | (6) |
1997 | → Lillestrøm (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1998 | → FH (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1998 | → Genk (trial) | 0 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Twente | 11 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 32 | (1) |
2008–2014 | Cercle Brugge | 157 | (0) |
Total | 480 | (10) | |
International career | |||
1993 | Iceland U16 | 8 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Iceland U17 | 7 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Iceland U19 | 11 | (0) |
1996–1999 | Iceland U21 | 17 | (0) |
1998–2007 | Iceland | 52 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2014 | Cercle Brugge (assistant) | ||
2014–2015 | Cercle Brugge | ||
2015–2018 | Lokeren (assistant and U21) | ||
2018 | Lokeren (caretaker) | ||
2018–2019 | Lokeren (assistant and U21) | ||
2019–2020 | Iceland U21 | ||
2020–2023 | Iceland | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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