Garðar Gunnlaugsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly 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
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
ÍA Akranes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 ÍA Akranes 37 (5)
2004–2006 Valur 38 (14)
2006Dunfermline (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– ÍA Akranes 81 (46)
National team
1999 Iceland U-°7 4 (0)
2001 Iceland U-19 4 (1)
2005 Iceland U-21 4 (2)
2016- Iceland 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 June 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 January 2016

Garðar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson (born 7 September 1983) is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for ÍA Akranes. He is the younger brother of Arnar Gunnlaugsson and Bjarki Gunnlaugsson.

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.

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.

Personal life

He was married to model Ásdís Rán Gunnarsdóttir with whom he has a daughter and a son.[1] They divorced in 2012.

References

  1. Daagh, Johny (2008-03-29). "Isdrottning och fotbollsfru" ("Ice queen and footballer's wife"). Norrköpings Tidningar. Retrieved on 2010-05-17.
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