Veigar Páll Gunnarsson

Veigar Páll Gunnarsson

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

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.

Stabæk

Veigar joined Stabæk in 2004 in the season they got relegated, after being placed third in the league the previous year. He flourished under new coach Jan Jönsson in 2005, alongside 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 with 19 goals in Tippeligaen, the Norwegian top division, 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. The following season he made another big contribution to the club, helping them winning the league. Again, he was the season's assist leader with 14, in addition to ten goals.

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International career

Veigar 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 14 September 2019

Club
KR Reykjavík (2002–2003)
Club
Stjarnan (1996–2000)
Club
Vålerenga Fotball (2011–2012)
Club
A.S. Nancy-Lorraine (2009–2009)
Club
Strømsgodset IF (2001–2001)
Club
Stabæk Fotball (2004–2008)
Club
KR Reykjavík (2002–2003)
Club
Stabæk Fotball (2010–2011)
Club
Stabæk Fotball (2012–2012)
Club
Stjarnan (2013–)
Club
Iceland national under-21 football team (2001–2001)
Club
Iceland men's national football team (2001–2011)
Club
Iceland national under-19 football team (1998–1998)
Club
Iceland national under-21 football team (2000–2001)
National team
Iceland

Legacy

Honours

KR

Landsbankadeild: 2002, 2003 Stabæk

Tippeligaen: 2008 1. divisjon: 2005 Stjarnan

Pepsi-deild karla: 2014

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Icelandic footballer

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Veigar Páll Gunnarsson is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a forward.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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Discussion

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