Veigar Páll Gunnarsson

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Veigar Páll Gunnarsson
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Full name	Veigar Páll Gunnarsson
Date of birth	March 21, 1980 (1980-03-21) (age 28)
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1,75 m. (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	Stabæk
Number	10
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2000 2001 2002-2003 2004-present	Stjarnan Strømsgodset KR Reykjavík Stabæk	59 (14) 15 (2) 30 (14) 68 (31)
National team²
2001-present	Iceland	11 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 September 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Veigar Páll Gunnarsson (born March 21, 1980) is an Icelandic football striker who currently plays for the Norwegian club Stabæk.

[edit] Club career

Veigar Páll made his debut for Stjarnan in the 1996 season, in which he only managed 1 game as a substitute. He soon established himself as a regular in the side and started scoring goals as well, catching the eye of foreign teams. His former clubs also include KR Reykjavík and Strømsgodset.

At Stabæk, Gunnarsson is leading the attack with Daniel Nannskog, a partnership which is the most feared duo in the league, according to statistics (goals and assist). In the 2006 season, Nannskog became top scorer in the Norwegian Premier League, with Gunnarsson finishing right behid him.

[edit] International career

He made his debut for Iceland in a January 2001 friendly match against Uruguay at the Millennium Super Soccer Cup in India. He has been capped 11 times since and has scored 2 goals.