Rúnar Kristinsson (born 5 September 1969) is an Icelandic former professional

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Club career

Rúnar first tried out football at the small club Leiknir, before he started practicing at

, Iceland's oldest and most successful club, where he spent his youth career. His performances at the country's highest level attracted foreign clubs, and he was eventually transferred to

in Sweden. Halfway in the 1997 season, he moved across the border to

of Norway. Rúnar was a success there, thus in 2000, he moved to

K.S.C. Lokeren Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (; often simply called Sporting Lokeren or Lokeren) was a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Lokeren, in the province of East Flanders. The club was founded in 1923 but cea ...

in Belgium where he was very successful. In May 2007, he returned to his former club KR Reykjavík in Iceland to finish his career. He took over as head coach at KR halfway through the 2010 season and managed the team for four whole seasons after that, resulting in two league titles ( 2011 and

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) and three cup titles ( 2011,

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). Rúnar left KR November 2014, to manage his former club Lillestrøm SK.

International career

Rúnar has been

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104 times for

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, scoring three goals in the process, which was a long-standing record until

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broke it in 2021.Rúnar Kristinsson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands
- Icelandic FA He was captain of the team in 11 matches, but retired from international duties in 2004.

Honours

Player

KR Reykjavík * Icelandic Cup: 1994

Manager

KR Reykjavík * Úrvalsdeild: 2011,

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* Icelandic Cup: 2011,

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* Icelandic Super Cup: 2012, 2014, 2020

References

External links

Bio at Lokeren
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kristinsson, Runar 1969 births Living people Runar Kristinsson Association football midfielders Runar Kristinsson Runar Kristinsson Runar Kristinsson Runar Kristinsson Runar Kristinsson Örgryte IS players Lillestrøm SK players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players FIFA Century Club Runar Kristinsson Expatriate footballers in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate football managers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate football managers in Belgium Runar Kristinsson Eliteserien players Belgian Pro League players Allsvenskan players Runar Kristinsson Runar Kristinsson K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen managers Runar Kristinsson Runar Kristinsson Runar Kristinsson Úrvalsdeild karla (football) managers