Garðar Árnason (born 6 January 1938) is an Icelandic retired

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who played as a defender for

Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík Football Club), often shortened to KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic football club based in the Vesturbær district of the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic ...

. He earned 11 caps for

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, the first coming on 26 June 1959 in a 4–2 home loss to

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Laugardalsvöllur Laugardalsvöllur () is Iceland's national football stadium and the home venue for the Iceland national football team. It is in Reykjavík with a capacity of 9,800. History The idea of building a sport venue in Laugardalur, along with some othe ...

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for the 1960 Olympics. On 2 September 1962, his penultimate game, he scored his only goal to equalise in a 1–1 draw against the

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; the Irish advanced 5–2 on aggregate in the preliminary round of

for the

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