Arnar Gunnlaugsson

Arnar Gunnlaugsson
Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson interview October 2025
Personal information
Full name Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson
Date of birth (1973-03-06) 6 March 1973
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position Forward
Youth career
1988 ÍA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 ÍA 56 (37)
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)
2000Stoke City (loan) 13 (2)
2002Stoke City (loan) 9 (3)
2002–2003 Dundee United 6 (0)
2003–2005 KR 34 (14)
2006 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 350 (138)
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 (assistant)
2017–2018 Vikingur R (assistant)
2018–2025 Vikingur R
2025– Iceland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson (born 6 March 1973) is an Icelandic football manager and former player who currently manages the Iceland national football team.

During his playing career, he enjoyed spells at Leicester City, Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers, IA Akranes, 1. FC Nürnberg, Feyenoord and Dundee United, and has been an international player until 2003.

As a manager he has managed Víkingur Reykjavík to 2 Úrvalsdeild titles in 2021, 2023, and 4 Icelandic Cups in 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 before he became manager of Iceland.