Bjarni Þór Viðarsson (born 5 March 1988) is an Icelandic former

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who played as a

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. He played in England, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark during his career and was also a full international.

Club career

Bjarni Viðarsson joined Everton from Icelandic side

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in the summer of 2004. He has spent the majority of his time with the academy side and the reserves, before training with the first team. He was an unused substitute in the 2–0 defeat to Newcastle United at St. James' Park in late February 2006. One month later he signed his first professional contract at Everton, signing a two-year deal. On 5 February 2007 he joined AFC Bournemouth on loan for a month. Viðarsson was deployed not in his natural center midfield position, by manager Kevin Bond, but on the left of midfield. He scored one goal against Oldham Athletic in his spell with Bournemouth before he was recalled by Everton because of an injury to

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. Bjarni made his senior debut for Everton on 20 December 2007 as a substitute in the

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, away to AZ. On 29 January 2008, it was announced that Bjarni Viðarsson would join

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side

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on loan. On 14 May 2008, he signed for Twente on a permanent basis. In the summer of 2009, Bjarni Vidarsson signed a four-year deal to sign for Belgium Jupiler League Team

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, making his debut in a 5–1 defeat to

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. He once again transferred, this time to KV Mechelen in Summer 2010. On 3 August 2012, he signed a four-year deal with the Danish club,

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International

Bjarni Viðarsson made his international debut for the Iceland U17s in July 2003 and progressed through the youth setup. At only eighteen years of age, he played for the U21s in several qualifiers for the 2007 European Championships. He became a regular during qualification for the 2009 edition and eventually captained the U21s. In February 2008, he made his one and only appearance for

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at senior level, playing in a 2–0 loss to

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Personal life

Bjarni Viðarsson is from a footballing family; his brothers Arnar and Davíð have both represented Iceland internationally. Their father,

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was also a professional footballer.

References

External links

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Bjarni Vidarsson at Melar Sport homepageOfficial homepage of Bjarni Vidarsson on Facebook
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