Garðar Jóhannsson (born 1 April 1980) is an Icelandic former professional

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er who played as a forward.

Career

Garðar was born in

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bought him for 2 million NOK in August 2006, only a month after he was bought for 100.000 NOK by an Icelandic club. Because Garðar had played for KR Reykjavík and Valur after 1 July 2006, he had to wait almost one year before he could play matches for Fredrikstad. Garðar made his debut in

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against

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on 26 May 2007, where he scored the only goal of the match. He scored 18 goals in 58 matches for Fredrikstad. On 22 January 2010, he joined 2. Bundesliga club

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. Garðar later played for

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, where he played six matches and scored one goal in the 2010 season.

References

Garðar Jóhannsson aðstoðarþjálfari Fylkis (Staðfest)
fotbolti.net, 14 November 2015

External links

* * * 1980 births Living people Gardar Johannsson Gardar Johannsson Men's association football forwards Gardar Johannsson Gardar Johannsson Eliteserien players 2. Bundesliga players Gardar Johannsson Gardar Johannsson Fredrikstad FK players FC Hansa Rostock players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Gardar Johannsson Gardar Johannsson Gardar Johannsson Gardar Johannsson Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Gardar Johannsson Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub