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.

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[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.

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