Gunnar Einarsson

Gunnar Einarsson (born 7 July 1976) is a retired Icelandic footballer who played as a defender. He is probably best remembered for his time as a player with KR Reykjavík and Valur, with whom he won four Úrvalsdeild titles between 2000 and 2007. Gunnar won one cap for Iceland at international level.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Gunnar.

Gunnar Einarsson
Personal information
Full name Gunnar Einarsson[1]
Date of birth (1976-07-07) 7 July 1976
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Valur 24 (0)
1997–2000 Roda JC Kerkrade 0 (0)
1997 → MVV Maastricht 10 (0)
1997–1998 → MVV Maastricht 13 (0)
1998 → MVV Maastricht 0 (0)
1999 → VVV-Venlo 7 (0)
2000 → Brentford 2 (0)
2000–2007 KR Reykjavík 96 (1)
2007–2009 Valur 13 (1)
2009–2011 Leiknir Reykjavík 44 (2)
2011 Víkingur 10 (0)
2011–2012 Leiknir Reykjavík 21 (2)
International career
1996–1997 Iceland U21 6 (0)
1998 Iceland 1 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2011 Leiknir Reykjavík (assistant)
2011 Leiknir Reykjavík (joint-caretaker)
2011–2012 Leiknir Reykjavík (assistant)
2012 Leiknir Reykjavík (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Valur

Adept anywhere in defence or as a defensive midfielder, Gunnar began his career at Úrvalsdeild side Valur, alongside fellow young players Eiður Guðjohnsen and Ívar Ingimarsson.[3] He made his debut during the 1995 season, making 9 appearances.[4] He played in 15 of Valur's 18 league games during the 1996 season and departed the club in January 1997.[5]

Roda JC Kerkrade

Gunnar moved to the Netherlands in January 1997 to sign for Eredivisie side Roda JC Kerkrade.[3] Gunnar spent the majority of his time with the club away on loan and failed to make an appearance before departing in April 2000.[6][2]

MVV Maastricht (loans)

Gunnar was loaned to MVV Maastricht on three separate occasions between 1997 and 1998.[2] He was a part of the team that finished the 1996–97 season as Eerste Divisie champions and made 24 appearances across his three spells with the club.[7][8]

VVV-Venlo (loan)

Gunnar joined Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo on loan in March 1999.[2] Gunnar made seven appearances and returned to Roda at the end of the 1998–99 season.[9]

Brentford (loan)

Gunnar moved to England to join Second Division club Brentford on a three-month loan in January 2000.[10] He made just three appearances before his loan expired.[11][12]

KR Reykjavík

Gunnar returned to Iceland to sign for reigning Úrvalsdeild champions KR Reykjavík in April 2000.[2] He remained with the club until the end of the 2006 season and won three Úrvalsdeild championships, two League Cups and the 2003 Icelandic Super Cup.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

Return to Valur

Gunnar moved across Reykjavík to return to Valur in January 2007.[2] He won the 2007 Úrvalsdeild title and then the League Cup and the Icelandic Super Cup during the following season.[19][20][21] Gunnar made 40 appearances and scored one goal before leaving the club in May 2009.[19][22]

Leiknir Reykjavík

Gunnar dropped down to the 1. deild karla to sign for Leiknir Reykjavík in a player/assistant manager role May 2009.[23] He made 59 appearances and scored two goals before departing the club in July 2011.[24][25][26][27]

Víkingur

Gunnar moved back up to the Úrvalsdeild to sign a contract with Víkingur in July 2011.[27] He made 10 league appearances in what remained of the 2011 season and suffered relegation straight back to the 1. deild karla.[26][28]

Return to Leiknir Reykjavík

Gunnar returned to Leiknir Reykjavík in November 2011, again in a player/assistant manager role.[29] He made 31 appearances and scored three goals during the 2012 season, which was his last in football.[30]

International career

Gunnar made appearances for the Iceland U21 team in their unsuccessful qualification campaign for the 1998 European U21 Championship.[31] Gunnar won his only cap for the senior team in a 1–1 friendly draw with South Africa on 6 June 1998, starting the match at right back and playing the full 90 minutes.[31]

Management career

Gunnar was appointed assistant manager to Sigursteinn Gíslason at Leiknir Reykjavík in May 2009.[23] Early in the 2011 season, Gíslason took sick leave after being diagnosed with cancer and Gunnar and former Leiknir boss Garðar Gunnar Ásgeirsson were installed as interim managers.[32] Gunnar and Garðar were relieved of their duties in July 2011, after Gíslason was replaced by Zoran Miljkovic.[33] Gunnar rejoined Leiknir as assistant manager to Willum Þór Þórsson in November 2011.[29] After Þórsson was sacked in September 2012, Gunnar took over as interim manager until the end of the 2012 season.[34]

Honours

MVV Maastricht

KR Reykjavík

Valur

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valur 1995[4] Úrvalsdeild 9 0 5[lower-alpha 1] 0 — — — 14 0
1996[5] 15 0 4[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 — — 19 0
Total 24 0 9 0 0 0 — — 33 0
MVV Maastricht (loan) 1996–97[7] Eerste Divisie 10 0 — — — — 10 0
MVV Maastricht (loan) 1997–98[8] Eredivisie 13 0 1 0 — — — 14 0
Total 23 0 1 0 — — — 24 0
VVV-Venlo (loan) 1998–99[9] Eerste Divisie 7 0 — — — — 7 0
Brentford (loan) 1999–00[12] Second Division 2 0 — — — 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 3 0
KR Reykjavík 2000[13] Úrvalsdeild 8 0 2 0 0 0 4[lower-alpha 4] 0 — 14 0
2001[35] 18 0 2 0 9 1 2[lower-alpha 4] 0 2[lower-alpha 5] 0 33 1
2002[14] 17 1 2 0 6 0 — 5[lower-alpha 5] 0 30 1
2003[15] 17 0 4 0 8 0 2[lower-alpha 4] 0 5[lower-alpha 6] 1 36 1
2004[36] 16 0 3 0 7 0 2[lower-alpha 4] 0 7[lower-alpha 7] 1 35 1
2005[37] 13 0 2 0 4 1 — 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 20 1
2006[38] 7 0 1 0 7 0 — 3[lower-alpha 5] 0 18 0
Total 96 1 16 0 41 2 10 0 23 2 186 5
Valur 2007[19] Úrvalsdeild 8 1 2 0 7 0 2[lower-alpha 8] 0 4[lower-alpha 5] 0 23 1
2008[22] 5 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 5[lower-alpha 9] 0 17 0
Total 37 1 12 0 13 0 2 0 9 0 73 1
Leiknir Reykjavík 2009[24] 1. deild karla 19 1 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 20 1
2010[25] 15 1 1 0 6 0 — 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 23 1
2011[26] 10 0 0 0 5 0 — 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 16 0
Total 44 2 2 0 11 0 — 2 0 59 2
Víkingur 2011[26] Úrvalsdeild 10 0 — — — — 10 0
Leiknir Reykjavík 2012[30] 1. deild karla 21 2 2 1 6 0 — 2[lower-alpha 5] 0 31 3
Total 65 4 4 1 17 0 — 4 0 90 4
Career total 240 6 33 1 71 2 12 0 37 2 393 11
  1. 4 appearances for U23 team, 1 appearance for first team
  2. 3 appearances for first team, 1 appearance for U23 team
  3. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  4. Appearances in Champions League
  5. Appearances in Reykjavik Tournament
  6. 4 appearances and 1 goal in Reykjavik Tournament, 1 appearance in Icelandic Super Cup
  7. 6 appearances and 1 goal in Reykjavik Tournament, 1 appearance in Atlantic Cup
  8. Appearances in Intertoto Cup
  9. 4 appearances in Reykjavik Tournament, 1 appearance in Icelandic Super Cup

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