| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 September 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | KR Reykjavík | ||
| Number | Manager | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979-1984 | KR Reykjavík | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1984–1994 | KR Reykjavík | 126 | (21) |
| 1995–1997 | Örgryte IS | 59 | (13) |
| 1997–2000 | Lillestrøm SK | 71 | (14) |
| 2000–2007 | Lokeren | 189 | (37) |
| 2007 | KR Reykjavík | 14 | (0) |
| career totals | 459 | (85) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1984–1985 | Iceland U17 | 18 | (9) |
| 1987 | Iceland U19 | 11 | (1) |
| 1987–1991 | Iceland U21 | 10 | (3) |
| 1987–2004 | Iceland | 100 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010– | KR Reykjavík | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rúnar Kristinsson (born 5 September 1969 in Reykjavík) is a former Icelandic footballer who played for Lokeren, Lillestrøm SK and KR Reykjavík. He now works for KR as manager and director of football. 19 July Logi Ólafsson the coach of KR Reykjavik stepped down and Rúnar took over.
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He first tried out football at the small club Leiknir, before he started practicing at KR Reykjavík, Iceland's largest club, where he spent his youth career. His performances at the country's highest level attracted foreign clubs, and soon he was transferred to Örgryte IS in Sweden. Halfway in the 1997 season, he moved across the border to Lillestrøm SK of Norway. Kristinsson was a success there, thus in 2000, he moved to K.S.C. Lokeren in Belgium were he was very successful.
In May 2007 he moved back to his former club KR Reykjavík in Iceland to finish his career.
Kristinsson has been capped a record 106 times for Iceland, scoring 3 goals in the process.[1] He was captain of the team in 11 matches, but retired from international duties in 2004.