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Arnar Þór Viðarsson ( transliterated as Arnar Thor Vidarsson; born 15 March 1978) is an Icelandic
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coach and a former player, his playing position was midfielder. He last played for Belgian Pro League side Cercle Brugge, where he was also employed as head coach. Currently he is the head coach of Iceland.


Club career

He started his career in FH, and moved to Belgium to play for Sporting Lokeren early in his career. He returned to FH for a short period, but apart from a loan spell at Lillestrøm SK and a trial at Genk, he has played for Lokeren from October 1998 until 2006. Since then, Lokeren has signed many Icelandic players, for instance midfielder
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who holds the Icelandic record for most international caps. In 2006, he transferred to FC Twente, where he signed a contract until 2009. For the 2007-08 he was loaned out to newly promoted
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, before eventually returning to Belgium, playing for Cercle Brugge, where he ended his career as a player in the summer of 2014, becoming assistant under head coach Lorenzo Staelens. Following the sacking of Staelens on October of that same year, Arnar was appointed head coach.


International career

Arnar was capped 52 times for Iceland, scoring 2 goals, as well as 41 times at youth level. He made his debut for the seniors in a June 1998 friendly match against South Africa.


Personal life

Arnar is the brother of fellow Icelandic midfielders
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and
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, and the son of Icelandic footballer Viðar Halldórsson.


Managerial statistics


References


External links


Profile at VI.nl
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Icelandic FA Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vidarsson, Arnar 1978 births Living people Arnar Vidarsson Arnar Vidarsson Association football midfielders Arnar Vidarsson K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Lillestrøm SK players K.R.C. Genk players FC Twente players De Graafschap players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Belgian First Division A players Eredivisie players Eliteserien players Arnar Vidarsson Arnar Vidarsson Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Norway Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Norway Icelandic football managers Cercle Brugge K.S.V. managers K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen managers Iceland national football team managers Icelandic expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Belgium