Ragnar Ingi Margeirsson (14 August 1962 – 10 February 2002) was an Icelandic professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Ragnar started his career at

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before moving abroad to play for several clubs in Belgium, Germany and Austria. He returned to Iceland to finish his career at the same side where he started.

International career

Ragnar made his debut for

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in an August 1981 friendly match against

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and went on to collect 46 caps, scoring 5 goals.Iceland - Record International Players
- RSSSF He played his last international match in an October 1992 World Cup qualifying match against

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External links

German stats at fussbalportal
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- Morgunbladid

References

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