Ragnar Ingi Margeirsson (14 August 1962 – 10 February 2002) was an Icelandic professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
Club career
Ragnar started his career at
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 ...
before moving abroad to play for several clubs in Belgium, Germany and Austria. He returned to Iceland to finish his career at the same side where he started.
International career
Ragnar made his debut for
Iceland
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in an August 1981 friendly match against
Nigeria
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and went on to collect 46 caps, scoring 5 goals.
Iceland - Record International Players
- RSSSF He played his last international match in an October 1992 World Cup qualifying match against Russia
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.
External links
German stats at fussbalportal
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- Morgunbladid
References
1962 births
2002 deaths
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Men's association football forwards
FC 08 Homburg players
K.A.A. Gent players
Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk players
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TSV 1860 Munich players
SK Sturm Graz players
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Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany
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Belgian Pro League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
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Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
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20th-century Icelandic sportsmen
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