Full name Haukur Ingi Guðnason Playing position Team Apps | Place of birth Keflavik, Iceland Years Team Height 1.78 m | |
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Date of birth (1978-09-08) 8 September 1978 (age 38) | ||
Haukur Ingi Guðnason (born 8 September 1978, in Keflavik) is a retired Icelandic footballer who last played for Grindavík. Now he works at Fylkir as an assistant coach for the senior team and Head of the youth development system.
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Club career
Guðnason began his career with Keflavík Football Club, joining English giants Liverpool in 1997. He spent three years at Anfield without breaking into the first team, and returned to Iceland in 2000. He had a loan spell KR before returning to Keflavik and moving on to Fylkir in 2003. Haukur stayed with Fylkir until the end of 2008 when he joined his former club Keflavík. Haukur was a pacy winger or forward.
International career
Guðnason has represented Iceland, making his debut in a friendly match in June 1998 against South Africa.
Personal life
Guðnason's father is Guðni Kjartansson, former player and coach of both Keflavík Football Club and the Icelandic national team. Kjartansson was named Icelandic Sportsman of the Year in 1973, the first footballer to win the award. Guðnason's fiance is Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir, a former Miss Iceland who is currently a well-known TV personality.