Bjarki Gunnlaugsson Explained

Bjarki Gunnlaugsson
Fullname:Bjarki Bergmann Gunnlaugsson
Birth Date:1973 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Akranes, Iceland
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1988–1990
Youthclubs1:IA Akranes
Years1:1989–1992
Years2:1992–1994
Years3:1994–1995
Years4:1995
Years5:1995–1997
Years6:1997–1998
Years7:1998
Years8:1999
Years9:1999–2002
Years10:2002
Years11:2002
Years12:2003–2005
Years13:2006
Years14:2007–2008
Years15:2008–2009
Years16:2009
Years17:2010–2013
Clubs1:IA Akranes
Clubs2:Feyenoord
Clubs3:1. FC Nürnberg
Clubs4:IA Akranes
Clubs5:SV Waldhof Mannheim
Clubs6:Molde FK
Clubs7:SK Brann
Clubs8:KR Reykjavík
Clubs9:Preston North End
Clubs10:Deiglan
Clubs11:IA Akranes
Clubs12:KR Reykjavík
Clubs13:IA Akranes
Clubs14:FH Hafnarfjörður
Clubs15:IA Akranes
Clubs16:Valur
Clubs17:FH Hafnarfjörður
Caps1:43
Goals1:11
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Caps3:27
Goals3:5
Caps4:7
Goals4:3
Caps5:39
Goals5:9
Caps6:18
Goals6:6
Caps7:7
Goals7:1
Caps8:16
Goals8:11
Caps9:45
Goals9:2
Caps10:1
Goals10:0
Caps11:7
Goals11:7
Caps12:25
Goals12:1
Caps13:11
Goals13:2
Caps14:13
Goals14:0
Caps15:13
Goals15:0
Caps16:1
Goals16:0
Caps17:40
Goals17:0
Totalcaps:313
Totalgoals:58
Nationalyears1:1993–2000
Nationalteam1:Iceland
Nationalcaps1:27
Nationalgoals1:7
Manageryears1:2006
Managerclubs1:ÍA
Manageryears2:2008–2009
Managerclubs2:ÍA

Bjarki Bergmann Gunnlaugsson (born 3 March 1973 in Akranes) is a retired Icelandic professional footballer[1] who last played for FH.

Club career

After a period in English football at Preston North End FC, Bjarki joined up with his twin brother Arnar and they played together at KR Reykjavík when they came back home. The played with the team for several years, then joined their childhood club, ÍA Akranes, in 2006. They became the managers of the club, when the team manager, Ólafur Þórðarson, left the club because of a horrible start in the division. The brothers saved the club from relegation, but the chairman of the club hired manager Guðjón Þórðarson to control the club. Then the brothers left ÍA Akranes to join the Icelandic champions, FH Hafnarfjörður.

In July 2008, the brothers left FH amicably when Guðjón Þórðarson had been fired from ÍA, and again took the reins of their old club as player-managers.

In June 2010, it was announced that Bjarki had joined his former club and Icelandic champions FH Hafnarfjörður on free transfer. He signed a one-year contract. This transfer meant that for the first time the Gunnlaugsson twins were on opposing sides in the same league, as Arnar currently played for Fram Reykjavik.

International career

Bjarki made his debut for Iceland in an October 1993 friendly match against Tunisia, coming on as a substitute for Arnar Grétarsson. He has been capped 27 times for Iceland, scoring seven goals. He scored in his last international match, a February 2000 friendly match against the Faroe Islands.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bjarki Bergmann Gunnlaugsson . worldfootball.net . 24 December 2013.