Full name Arnar Þór Viðarsson Playing position Apps (Gls) Parents Viðar Halldorsson Position Midfielder | Years Team Height 1.77 m Siblings Bjarni Viðarsson | |
Date of birth (1978-03-15) 15 March 1978 (age 38) Similar Bjarni Viðarsson, Dennis van Wijk, Davíð Viðarsson | ||
Persbabbel arnar vi arsson na lokeren cercle brugge
Arnar Viðarsson (born 15 March 1978) is a retired Icelandic footballer, his playing position is midfielder. He last played for Belgian Pro League side Cercle Brugge, where he was also employed as head coach.
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- Persbabbel arnar vi arsson na lokeren cercle brugge
- Club career
- International career
- Personal life
- References
Club career
He started his career in FH, and moved to Belgium to play for Sporting Lokeren early in his career. He returned to FH for a short period, but apart from a loan spell at Lillestrøm SK and a trial at Genk, he has played for Lokeren from October 1998 until 2006. Since then, Lokeren has signed many Icelandic players, for instance midfielder Rúnar Kristinsson who holds the Icelandic record for most international caps.
In 2006 he transferred to FC Twente, where he signed a contract until 2009. For the 2007-08 he was loaned out to newly promoted De Graafschap, before eventually returning to Belgium, playing for Cercle Brugge, where he ended his career as a player in the summer of 2014, becoming assistant under head coach Lorenzo Staelens. Following the sacking of Staelens on October of that same year, Arnar was appointed head coach.
International career
Arnar has been capped 51 times for Iceland, scoring 2 goals, as well as 41 times at youth level. He made his debut for the seniors in a June 1998 friendly match against South Africa.