Bjarki Gunnlaugsson

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Bjarki Gunnlaugsson
Full name	Bjarki Bergmann Gunnlaugsson
Date of birth	March 3, 1973 (1973-03-03) (age 35)
Place of birth	Akranes, Iceland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	midfielder
Youth clubs
1988-1990	IA Akranes
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989-1992 1992-1994 1994-1995 1995 1995-1997 1997-1998 1998 1999 1999-2002 2002 2003-2005 2006 2007	IA Akranes Feyenoord 1.FC Nurnberg IA Akranes Waldhof Mannheim Molde FK SK Brann KR Reykjavík Preston North End IA Akranes KR Reykjavík IA Akranes FH	43 (11) 0 (0) 27 (5) 7 (3) 39 (9) 18 (6) 7 (1) 16 (11) 45 (2) 7 (7) 25 (1) 11 (2) 8 (0)
National team²
1993-2000	Iceland	27 (7)
Teams managed
2006	IA Akranes
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Bjarki Bergmann Gunnlaugsson (born March 3, 1973 in Akranes) is an Icelandic professional footballer.

[edit] Club career

He currently plays for FH, while at one of his former teams, Feyenoord Rotterdam he played alongside his brother Arnar. After a period in English football at Preston North End FC, Bjarki joined up with his brother and they played together at KR Reykjavík when they came back home, played with the team for several years, then joined their childhood club, ÍA Akranes, in the year of 2006. They became the managers of the club, when the team manager, Ólafur Þórðarson, left the club because of a horrible start in the division. The brothers saved the club from relegation, but the chairman of the club hired manager Guðjón Þórðarson to control the club. Then the brothers left ÍA Akranes to join the icelandic champions, FH Hafnarfjörður. There, both Bjarki and Arnar have been impressing in the club's first matches.

[edit] International career

Bjarki made his debut for Iceland in an October 1993 friendly match against Tunisia, coming on as a substitute for Arnar Grétarsson. He has been capped 27 times for Iceland, scoring seven goals. He scored in his last international match, a February 2000 friendly match against the Faroe Islands.