Arnar Grétarsson

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Arnar Grétarsson
Personal information
Full name	Arnar Grétarsson
Date of birth	February 20, 1972 (1972-02-20) (age 36)
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Breiðablik
Number	22
Youth clubs
1987	Breiðablik
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1988-1997 1989-1990 1996-1997 1997 1997-2000 2000-2006 2006-	Breiðablik → Rangers (loan) Rangers Leiftur AEK Athens F.C. Lokeren Breiðablik Career totals	139 (27) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 (0) 67 (2) 148 (36) 25 (1) 379 (66)
National team2
1987 1988-1990 1991 1991-2004	Iceland U16 Iceland U18 Iceland U21 Iceland	6 (4) 12 (2) 4 (0) 71 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 1, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Arnar Grétarsson (born February 20, 1972 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic football player, currently the captain of Icelandic football club Breiðablik.

Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Club career

Grétarsson started his career in Breiðablik, where he played for several years until he joined Leiftur in 1997, where he stayed for one year. His next club was AEK Athens FC, where he stayed for three years. After his contract expired in 2000, Grétarsson signed for Belgian club K.S.C. Lokeren, where he played until 2006, when he moved back to his homeland to play for Breiðablik again.

[edit] International career

Grétarsson made his debut for Iceland in the famous 5-1 shock defeat of Turkey in a September 1991 friendly match. He has been capped 71 times for Iceland, scoring two goals.^[1] His last international match was an October 2004 World Cup qualifying match against Malta.

His older brother, Sigurður, was also an Iceland international.

[edit] External links

• National football teams profile

[edit] References

v • d • e Breiðablik UBK – current squad 1 Casper Jacobsen • 2 Árni Kristinn Gunnarsson • 5 Srdjan Gasic • 6 Nenad Petrovic • 7 Kristinn Steindórsson • 8 Arnar Grétarsson (c) • 9 Prince Rajcomar • 10 Magnús Páll Gunnarsson • 11 Olgeir Sigurgeirsson • 12 Vignir Jóhannesson • 13 Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson • 15 Guðmann Þórisson • 16 Guðmundur Kristjánsson • 16 Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson • 18 Marel Baldvinsson • 19 Kristinn Jónsson • 21 Nenad Zivanovic • 22 Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson • 23 Alfreð Finnbogason • 26 Haukur Baldvinsson • 28 Finnur Orri Margeirsson • Manager: Ólafur H. Kristjánsson