Sigurður Grétarsson (born 2 May 1962) is an

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ic former

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who played as a striker. After retiring, he worked as a football manager. He is the older brother of former international player

Arnar Grétarsson Arnar Grétarsson (born 20 February 1972 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic former professional football player and current manager of Valur. Club career Arnar started his career in Breiðablik, where he played for several years until he joined ...

Club career

Sigurður started at Breiðablik and later became very successful in the Swiss League with Luzern and Grasshopper Zürich. He finished his playing career at his first club, Breiðablik, where he became player-manager.

International career

He made his debut for

in 1980 and went on to win 46 caps, scoring eight goals. He played his last international match in a June 1993 World Cup qualifier against

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* 1962 births Living people Sigurdur Gretarsson Sigurdur Gretarsson Sigurdur Gretarsson FC 08 Homburg players Tennis Borussia Berlin players Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players FC Luzern players Grasshopper Club Zürich players Sigurdur Gretarsson 2. Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Germany Association football forwards Valur (men's football) managers Icelandic football managers {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub