Arnar Viðarsson

Football player infobox
playername = Arnar Viðarsson
fullname = Arnar Þór Viðarsson
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|3|15
cityofbirth = Reykjavík
countryofbirth = Iceland
height = 1,77 m.
currentclub = Cercle Brugge
clubnumber =
position = midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998 1998 1998-2006 2006-2008 2007-2008 2008-
clubs = FH Lokeren FH Lillestrøm S.K. Lokeren FC Twente → De Graafschap (on loan)
Cercle Brugge
caps(goals) = 22 (3) 12 (0) 4 (0) 6 (0) 223 (6) 11 (0) 32 (2)
nationalyears = 1998-present
nationalteam = flagicon|Iceland Iceland
nationalcaps(goals) = 52 (2)
pcupdate = 25 May 2008
ntupdate = 2 June 2008

Arnar Viðarsson (born March 15, 1978) is an Icelandic football player, his playing position is midfielder. He plays for Jupiler League side Cercle Brugge.

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 has played for Lokeren since October 1998. Since that time, 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 till 2009. For the 2007-08 he is loaned out to newly promoted De Graafschap.

International career

Viðarsson has been capped 51 times for Iceland, scoring 2 goals, [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ijs-recintlp.html Iceland - Record International Players] - RSSSF] as well as 41 times at youth level. He made his debut for the seniors in a June 1998 friendly match against South Africa.

Trivia

* Arnar is the brother of current Twente midfielder Bjarni Viðarsson and Iceland Under-21 midfielder David Viðarsson.
* He is son of Icelandic footballer Vidar Halldorsson

External links

* [http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/ArnarVidarsson.htm Profile at VI.nl]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=3150 National Football Teams profile]

References