Atli Sveinn Þórarinsson (born 24 January 1980) is an

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coach and former player who played as a defender for KA, Valur and

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Club career

Atli Sveinn started his senior team career with KA before going on to play for

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and Valur. He finished out his career by playing in the Icelandic Cup with Nökkvi and Ármann.

National team career

Atli Sveinn debuted for the national team in 2002.

Managerial career

Atli Sveinn started his manager career with Dalvík/Reynir in 2016. He was later the manager of

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from 2020 to 2021 with

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. In September 2021, he was hired as the manager of

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* * 1980 births Living people Atli Sveinn Thorarinsson Atli Sveinn Thorarinsson Atli Sveinn Thorarinsson Atli Sveinn Thorarinsson Atli Sveinn Thorarinsson Örgryte IS players Atli Sveinn Thorarinsson Atli Sveinn Thorarinsson Atli Sveinn Thorarinsson Allsvenskan players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Men's association football defenders 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub