Guðmundur Rúnar Júlíusson (13 April 1945 – 5 December 2008), alternate names: Rúnar Júlíusson or Rúni Júl, was an

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and

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from

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Football career

Rúnar was a member of

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's first national championship in 1964. The same year he was selected to the Icelandic national team, playing a friendly, but missed its games against

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due to a musical tour with his band Hljómar.

Death

Rúnar died on 5 December 2008, after suffering a

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when he was about to go on stage during a performance in his hometown Keflavík.

References

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