Aron Einar Gunnarsson , Aron Einar Gunnarsson [3] ( Isl. Aron Einar Gunnarsson ; April 22, 1989 , Akureyri ) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as defender and midfielder for the Welsh Cardiff City . Football player of the national team of Iceland since 2008.
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| Full name | Aron Einar Gunnarsson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Was born | Akureyri , Iceland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 178 [2] cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 [2] kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Cardiff city | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| room | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Aron Einar comes from a sports family, his father Gunnar Malmqvist Gunnarson and brother Arnor Thor Gunnarson are known as handball players, and Utley 's half-brother Maur Runarsson is known as a football player [4] . He began his sports career as a handball player: at the age of 15 he made his debut with the Thor in the Iceland championship , becoming one of his youngest debutants of all time [5] [6] . At the age of 15-16 he was simultaneously called up by the youth teams of the country both in handball and in football, but in the end at this age he decided to finally focus on football [5] .
Aron's debut in adult football also took place in 2005 in the football section of the Tor club. Already in 2006, he moved to the Dutch AZ . His debut took place in the 2007/08 season. In June 2008 he moved to Coventry City . Here he became famous for his long throw-in , which, apparently, is the result of his youthful career in handball [7] .
On July 8, 2011, Aron agreed on a three-year contract with Cardiff City [8] .
Aron made his debut for the national team in a friendly match against the national team of Belarus on February 2, 2008.
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ 1 2 Aron Gunnarsson - Midfielder - First Team - Cardiff City
- ↑ According to the Icelandic-Russian practical transcription .
- ↑ Aron Einar Gunnarsson Player dossier in the newspaper Morgunblaðið (Iceland)
- ↑ 1 2 Fannst miklu skemmtilegra í handbolta Archived October 12, 2016 on Wayback Machine Interview with Aron Gunnarsson on Handbolti.org on October 22, 2012 (Iceland)
- ↑ "I'm tired of handball." Captain of the most fabulous Euro 2016 team. Publication on sports.ru on June 28, 2016.
- ↑ AZ Alkmaar confirm Aron Einar Gunnarsson deal . Coventry Telegraph (June 13, 2008). Date of treatment June 15, 2008. Archived April 2, 2012.
- ↑ Cardiff secure Gunnarsson move Archived on September 8, 2011.
Links
- Player profile (eng.) On soccerbase.com
- Player Profile (English) on Transfermarkt
- Player profile at ESPNsoccernet
- (English)
- Player profile at Football-Lineups.com
- Player profile at Aron-Gunnarsson.com