Veigar Páll Gunnarsson

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Veigar Páll Gunnarsson
Personal information
Full nameVeigar Páll Gunnarsson
Date of birth (1980-03-21) 21 March 1980
Place of birthReykjavík, Iceland
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing positionAttacking Midfielder / Striker
Club information
Current clubStjarnan
Number12
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2000Stjarnan59(14)
2001Strømsgodset15(2)
2002–2003KR Reykjavík30(14)
2004–2008Stabæk120(60)
2009Nancy5(0)
2009–2011Stabæk40(19)
2011–2012Vålerenga20(3)
2012Stabæk10(2)
2013–Stjarnan19(4)
National team
2001–2011Iceland33(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 September 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2011

Veigar Páll Gunnarsson (born 21 March 1980) is an Icelandic football striker who plays for Stjarnan.

His transfer in 2011 led to football clubs Stabæk and Vålerenga being nominated for fines of Norwegian kroner 500,000 and 350,000 respectively, by a committee (påtalenemd) of Football Association of Norway — and a police investigation that saw two persons arrested.[1]

Career

Club

Early years

Veigar Páll made his debut for Stjarnan in the 1996 season, in which he only managed one=1 game as a substitute. He established himself as a regular in the side and started scoring goals, catching the eye of foreign teams. He then went abroad to Norway, where he played for Strømsgodset. He failed to establish himself in the first team so he returned to Iceland to play for KR Reykjavík. He quickly became popular with the fans and was the star player of the KR team that won the Icelandic Premier League in 2002 and 2003. In September 2003 he had a trial with Bolton Wanderers of the English Premier League.[2]

Stabæk

Veigar joined Stabæk in 2004 in the season they got relegated, after being placed 3rd in the league the previous year. He flourished under new coach Jan Jönsson in 2005, with new signing Daniel Nannskog. Veigar was leading the attack with Nannskog, a partnership which was the most feared duo in the league, according to statistics (goals and assist). In the 2006 season, Nannskog became top scorer in the Norwegian Premier League with 19 goals, with Veigar finishing one goal behind.

In 2007, Stabæk finished second, just behind winners Brann. Veigar played well, and was the seasons assist leader with 17, and fourth on the scoring chart with 15.[3]

The following season he made another big contribution to the club, helping them winning the league. Again he was the seasons assist leader with 14, in addition to 10 goals.

Nancy

In December 2008, he signed a contract with the French club AS Nancy of Ligue 1.

Return to Stabæk

On 30 November 2009, Stabæk confirmed that Veigar had signed a contract with his former club. Veigar himself stated that he felt that Nancy had destroyed his career by not letting him play, but that he was looking forward to returning "home" to Stabæk.

Vålerenga

On 30 July 2011, Stabæk and Vålerenga reached an agreement, which later led to controversies. Veigar Páll Gunnarsson signed a contract with Vålerenga until the end of 2014.

After a spell at Stabæk, Gunnarsson returned to his youth-club Stjarnan in 2013, and signed a four-year contract with the club.[4]

National team

He made his debut for Iceland in a January 2001 friendly match against Uruguay at the Millennium Super Soccer Cup in India. He has been capped 33 times since and has scored six goals.

Career statistics

As of 7 September 2013
Season Club League League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1996StjarnanÚrvalsdeild1010
1997110110
19981. deild karla144144
1999177177
2000Úrvalsdeild163163
2001StrømsgodsetTippeligaen1522100173
2002KR ReykjavíkÚrvalsdeild177177
2003137137
2004StabækTippeligaen1624221225
20051. Divisjon281354003317
2006Tippeligaen251832002820
2007251554003019
2008261277203519
2008–09NancyLigue 15000100060
2010StabækTippeligaen241022002612
20111693000199
2011Vålerenga1330000133
2012703000100
2012Stabæk1020000102
2013StjarnanÚrvalsdeild19442236
Career total 318118

Honours

Club

KR
  • Landsbankadeild: 2002, 2003
Stabæk

References

  1. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/1.7852599
  2. "Warhurst back at Bolton". BBC. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 27 September 2012. 
  3. http://fotball.vg.no/bors/assist.php?sesong_id=383
  4. "Veigar: Stjarnan eina félagið sem hafði samband". visir.is (in Icelandic). 6 December 20121. Retrieved 28 April 2013. 

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