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

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ic pop

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and

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from

Keflavík Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129. In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njar ...

Football career

Rúnar was a member of Keflavík ÍF'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

1945 births 2008 deaths Rúnar Júlíusson Rúnar Júlíusson {{Iceland-singer-stub