Árni Stefánsson (born 10 October 1953) is an Icelandic former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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. He won 15 caps for the

Iceland national football team The Iceland national football team () represents Iceland in men's international Association football, football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland, and have been a FIFA member since 1947 and a UEFA member since 1957. ...

between 1975 and 1978.

Personal life

Árni's sons are handballers Samúel Ívar Árnason,

Stefán Arnar Gunnarsson Stefán Arnar Gunnarsson (13 March 1978 – ) was an Icelandic handball coach and player. During his career, he coached several teams in Iceland, Norway, Germany and the Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archip ...

and Stefán Árnason.

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* 1953 births Living people Arni Stefansson Arni Stefansson Men's association football goalkeepers Allsvenskan players Arni Stefansson Landskrona BoIS players Jönköpings Södra IF players Arni Stefansson Arni Stefansson Arni Stefansson Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden 20th-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub