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===Aberdeen===
===Aberdeen===
Kári joined [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] on trial during their pre-season trip to [[Italy]] in June 2011,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20110626/kari-on-for-jj_2241384_2380832 | title=Kari on for JJ | publisher=Hearts FC | accessdate=26 June 2011}}</ref> having been released by Plymouth's administrator after refusing to defer his wages for June.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Arnason-starts-trial-Hearts-dismissed-Argyle/story-12832066-detail/story.html | title=Arnason starts trial with Hearts after being 'dismissed' by Argyle | accessdate=26 June 2011}}</ref> He was not offered a contract by Hearts and then began a trial with fellow [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20110712/deveronvale-v-aberdeen_2212158_2391422 | title=Deveronvale 0 v 2 Aberdeen | publisher=Aberdeen F.C | date=12 July 2011 | accessdate=13 July 2011}}</ref> He signed for Aberdeen on 18 July and received international clearance four days later.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14154372.stm |title=Kari Arnason completes move to Aberdeen |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 July 2011 |accessdate=18 July 2011}}</ref> He made his debut in a 0–0 draw against [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] on 23 July and scored his first goal for Aberdeen on 15 October, the opener in a 3–1 win against [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Aberdeen 3–1 Dundee Utd|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/15226273.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 January 2012|date=15 October 2011}}</ref> In the return [[New Firm (Scotland)|New Firm]] fixture on 2 January 2012, Árnason scored the winning goal from 30-yards at [[Tannadice]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dundee Utd 1–2 Aberdeen|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/16331054.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2 January 2012|date=2 January 2012}}</ref> He was offered a new contract in December to extend his stay with the club beyond the 2011–12 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aberdeen await contract response from Kari Arnason|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16373853.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 January 2012|date=31 December 2011}}</ref>
Kári joined [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] on trial during their pre-season trip to [[Italy]] in June 2011,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20110626/kari-on-for-jj_2241384_2380832 | title=Kari on for JJ | publisher=Hearts FC | accessdate=26 June 2011 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628235245/http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20110626/kari-on-for-jj_2241384_2380832 | archivedate=28 June 2011 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> having been released by Plymouth's administrator after refusing to defer his wages for June.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Arnason-starts-trial-Hearts-dismissed-Argyle/story-12832066-detail/story.html | title=Arnason starts trial with Hearts after being 'dismissed' by Argyle | accessdate=26 June 2011}}</ref> He was not offered a contract by Hearts and then began a trial with fellow [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20110712/deveronvale-v-aberdeen_2212158_2391422 | title=Deveronvale 0 v 2 Aberdeen | publisher=Aberdeen F.C | date=12 July 2011 | accessdate=13 July 2011 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716093534/http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20110712/deveronvale-v-aberdeen_2212158_2391422 | archivedate=16 July 2011 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> He signed for Aberdeen on 18 July and received international clearance four days later.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14154372.stm |title=Kari Arnason completes move to Aberdeen |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 July 2011 |accessdate=18 July 2011}}</ref> He made his debut in a 0–0 draw against [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] on 23 July and scored his first goal for Aberdeen on 15 October, the opener in a 3–1 win against [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Aberdeen 3–1 Dundee Utd|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/15226273.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 January 2012|date=15 October 2011}}</ref> In the return [[New Firm (Scotland)|New Firm]] fixture on 2 January 2012, Árnason scored the winning goal from 30-yards at [[Tannadice]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dundee Utd 1–2 Aberdeen|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/16331054.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2 January 2012|date=2 January 2012}}</ref> He was offered a new contract in December to extend his stay with the club beyond the 2011–12 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aberdeen await contract response from Kari Arnason|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16373853.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 January 2012|date=31 December 2011}}</ref>


His goal against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in a 1–1 draw at [[Ibrox Stadium]] took his tally for the campaign to three.<ref>{{cite news|last=Briggs|first=Nial|title=SPL round-up: Kari Arnason scores as Aberdeen hold Rangers at Ibrox|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/21/aberdeen-rangers-inverness-hearts-spl|accessdate=29 January 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=21 January 2012}}</ref> Kári rejected Aberdeen's offer of a new contract towards the end of January and manager [[Craig Brown (footballer born 1940)|Craig Brown]] said that he expected him to leave in the summer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Orr|first=Ian|title=Kari Arnason set to quit Aberdeen after Dons reject his £5k-a-week demands|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2012/01/26/kari-arnason-set-to-quit-aberdeen-after-dons-reject-his-5k-a-week-demands-86908-23720536/|accessdate=29 January 2012|newspaper=Daily Record|date=26 January 2012}}</ref> "We made Kári an exceptionally good offer. However, the player believes he can earn a better deal elsewhere," said an Aberdeen spokesperson.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arnason set to leave|url=http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20120125/arnason-set-to-leave-_2212158_2588552|publisher=Aberdeen F.C|accessdate=29 January 2012|date=25 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kari Arnason rejects Aberdeen's offer of new contract|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16726803.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 January 2012|date=25 January 2012}}</ref>
His goal against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in a 1–1 draw at [[Ibrox Stadium]] took his tally for the campaign to three.<ref>{{cite news|last=Briggs|first=Nial|title=SPL round-up: Kari Arnason scores as Aberdeen hold Rangers at Ibrox|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/21/aberdeen-rangers-inverness-hearts-spl|accessdate=29 January 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=21 January 2012}}</ref> Kári rejected Aberdeen's offer of a new contract towards the end of January and manager [[Craig Brown (footballer born 1940)|Craig Brown]] said that he expected him to leave in the summer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Orr|first=Ian|title=Kari Arnason set to quit Aberdeen after Dons reject his £5k-a-week demands|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2012/01/26/kari-arnason-set-to-quit-aberdeen-after-dons-reject-his-5k-a-week-demands-86908-23720536/|accessdate=29 January 2012|newspaper=Daily Record|date=26 January 2012}}</ref> "We made Kári an exceptionally good offer. However, the player believes he can earn a better deal elsewhere," said an Aberdeen spokesperson.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arnason set to leave|url=http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20120125/arnason-set-to-leave-_2212158_2588552|publisher=Aberdeen F.C|accessdate=29 January 2012|date=25 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kari Arnason rejects Aberdeen's offer of new contract|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16726803.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 January 2012|date=25 January 2012}}</ref>
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===Malmö FF===
===Malmö FF===
On 29 June 2015, Kári returned to his country of birth, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with [[Malmö FF]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mff.se/sv-SE/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter/2015-06-29_spelare|title=Välkommen till MFF, Kári Árnason (Swedish)|publisher=Malmö FF|date=29 June 2015|accessdate=29 June 2015}}</ref> Malmö FF sold their two starting centre-backs in the same transfer window, and he formed a new centre-back pairing with [[Rasmus Bengtsson]]. The team continued to struggle in their league campaign, but qualified for the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage]]. In a team with many newly signed players, Kári had quickly become a leader and was appointed [[Captain (association football)#Club|vice-captain]] by [[Åge Hareide]]. The team was able to get back to its winning ways during the [[2016 Allsvenskan|2016 season]]. With captain [[Markus Rosenberg]] injured, Kári wore the armband during the final title run and led the team to secure the [[Allsvenskan]] title with two games to play.
On 29 June 2015, Kári returned to his country of birth, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with [[Malmö FF]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mff.se/sv-SE/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter/2015-06-29_spelare|title=Välkommen till MFF, Kári Árnason (Swedish)|publisher=Malmö FF|date=29 June 2015|accessdate=29 June 2015}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Malmö FF sold their two starting centre-backs in the same transfer window, and he formed a new centre-back pairing with [[Rasmus Bengtsson]]. The team continued to struggle in their league campaign, but qualified for the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage]]. In a team with many newly signed players, Kári had quickly become a leader and was appointed [[Captain (association football)#Club|vice-captain]] by [[Åge Hareide]]. The team was able to get back to its winning ways during the [[2016 Allsvenskan|2016 season]]. With captain [[Markus Rosenberg]] injured, Kári wore the armband during the final title run and led the team to secure the [[Allsvenskan]] title with two games to play.


===AC Omonia===
===AC Omonia===

Revision as of 01:12, 14 December 2017

Not to be confused with Kári Árnason (footballer, born 1944).

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Kári.
Kári Árnason
Kári playing for Iceland against Hungary in UEFA Euro 2016
Personal information
Full name Kári Árnason[1]
Date of birth (1982-10-13) 13 October 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 14
Youth career
1999–2001 Víkingur
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Gonzaga Bulldogs 25 (8)
2004 Adelphi Panthers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Víkingur 41 (3)
2004–2006 Djurgården 35 (0)
2006–2009 AGF Aarhus 51 (3)
2009 → Esbjerg fB (loan) 8 (0)
2009–2011 Plymouth Argyle 72 (3)
2011–2012 Aberdeen 33 (3)
2012–2015 Rotherham United 116 (5)
2015–2017 Malmö FF 37 (2)
2017 Omonia 8 (2)
2017– Aberdeen 5 (0)
International career‡
2005– Iceland 64 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2017

Kári Árnason (born 13 October 1982) is an Iceland international footballer who plays for Aberdeen F.C.. He has also played for Víkingur, Djurgården, AGF Aarhus, Esbjerg fB, Plymouth Argyle, Rotherham United and Malmö FF.[3] Capable of playing in midfield or defence, Kári has represented Iceland at senior international level since 2005, having made his debut against Italy.

Club career

Early years

Born in Gothenburg,[4] Kári began his career as a youngster in 1999 with Víkingur at his home town of Reykjavik, where he spent the first five years in his career. He played one season for Adelphi University in 2004.[5][6] After putting together a string of impressive performances in midfield with Víkingur at an early age in the 2004 season, Kári was signed by Swedish Allsvenskan club Djurgårdens IF in 2004, where he won the Swedish league and cup double in 2005. He was signed by Danish club AGF Aarhus in 2007 and spent two years with the club, along with a spell on loan at fellow Superliga club Esbjerg fB.

Plymouth Argyle

Kári had a trial at English Football League Championship side Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 2009, and after impressing in a couple of friendly matches he signed a one-year contract with the club. He made his debut in August 2009 against Derby County and established himself as a first-team regular at the heart of the club's defence. He scored his first goal for the club against Reading on 28 December 2009 at Home Park,[7] to become the 500th player to score a league goal since the club became professional in 1903. Kári signed a two-year contract extension in January 2010, after a string of consistent performances, to keep him at the club until the summer of 2012.[8]

Aberdeen

Kári joined Heart of Midlothian on trial during their pre-season trip to Italy in June 2011,[9] having been released by Plymouth's administrator after refusing to defer his wages for June.[10] He was not offered a contract by Hearts and then began a trial with fellow Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.[11] He signed for Aberdeen on 18 July and received international clearance four days later.[12] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw against St Johnstone on 23 July and scored his first goal for Aberdeen on 15 October, the opener in a 3–1 win against Dundee United.[13] In the return New Firm fixture on 2 January 2012, Árnason scored the winning goal from 30-yards at Tannadice.[14] He was offered a new contract in December to extend his stay with the club beyond the 2011–12 season.[15]

His goal against Rangers in a 1–1 draw at Ibrox Stadium took his tally for the campaign to three.[16] Kári rejected Aberdeen's offer of a new contract towards the end of January and manager Craig Brown said that he expected him to leave in the summer.[17] "We made Kári an exceptionally good offer. However, the player believes he can earn a better deal elsewhere," said an Aberdeen spokesperson.[18][19]

Rotherham United

Kári Árnason joined Rotherham United in June 2012.[20] He played over 100 games for the club, where he earned back-to-back promotions from League Two to the Championship. He played the majority of the games in defense, the others in midfield.

Kári playing for Malmö FF.

Malmö FF

On 29 June 2015, Kári returned to his country of birth, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Malmö FF.[21] Malmö FF sold their two starting centre-backs in the same transfer window, and he formed a new centre-back pairing with Rasmus Bengtsson. The team continued to struggle in their league campaign, but qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage. In a team with many newly signed players, Kári had quickly become a leader and was appointed vice-captain by Åge Hareide. The team was able to get back to its winning ways during the 2016 season. With captain Markus Rosenberg injured, Kári wore the armband during the final title run and led the team to secure the Allsvenskan title with two games to play.

AC Omonia

On 30 January 2017, Kári Árnason joined AC Omonia. He had 8 appearances with the club. He was given a transfer to Aberdeen after expressing his wish for the transfer and an agreement based on the demands of Omonia Nicosia.[22]

Return to Aberdeen

On 14 July 2017, Kári rejoined Aberdeen, for whom he had played in the 2011–12 season.[23]

International career

Kári playing for Iceland

Kári Árnason was called up to the senior Iceland squad in March 2005 for the game against Croatia and he made his debut four days later against Italy.[24] He scored his first goal for his country seven months later in October 2005 against Sweden at Råsunda.[25]

He was selected by Lars Lagerbäck for UEFA Euro 2016 where Iceland made their first ever appearance in a major tournament. In the first game he marked Cristiano Ronaldo out of the game in their draw with Portugal, the team that eventually won the entire tournament.[26] In their last group stage game Iceland were able to beat Austria to advance to the knock-out stages, and he notched an assist and was selected as man of the match.[27] He once again assisted a goal in Iceland's upset victory over England in the round of 16.[28]

International goals

As of match played 6 October 2017. Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kári goal.[29]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2005 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden 8  Sweden 1–0 1–3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 7 September 2012 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 22  Norway 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 6 October 2016 54  Finland 1–1 3–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 6 October 2017 New Eskişehir Stadium, Eskişehir, Turkey 61  Turkey 3–0 3–0

Career statistics

International

As of 9 November 2017[29]
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland
2005 8 1
2006 4 0
2007 4 0
2010 1 0
2012 7 1
2013 8 0
2014 6 0
2015 7 0
2016 11 1
2017 7 1
Total 64 4

Honours

Djurgården
Rotherham United
Malmö FF

References

  1. ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Kári Árnason". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Kári Árnason". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ^ Atla Sævarsson (12 August 2004). "'Ætlaði aldrei að æfa fótbolta'" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2011. Ég fæddist í Gautaborg í Svíþjóð og átti heima þar þangað til ég var fimm ára en þá fluttist ég ásamt fjölskyldu minni til Íslands. (I was born in Gothenburg in Sweden and lived there until I was five years old, and then I moved with my family to Iceland.)
  5. ^ "Adelphi Men's Soccer Roster". AU Panthers. Adelphi University. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Player Profile". Adelphi Men's Soccer. Adelphi University. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  7. ^ Plymouth 4–1 Reading BBC. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  8. ^ New Deal For Arnie Plymouth Argyle FC. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Kari on for JJ". Hearts FC. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Arnason starts trial with Hearts after being 'dismissed' by Argyle". Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Deveronvale 0 v 2 Aberdeen". Aberdeen F.C. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Kari Arnason completes move to Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  13. ^ "Aberdeen 3–1 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Dundee Utd 1–2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Aberdeen await contract response from Kari Arnason". BBC Sport. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  16. ^ Briggs, Nial (21 January 2012). "SPL round-up: Kari Arnason scores as Aberdeen hold Rangers at Ibrox". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  17. ^ Orr, Ian (26 January 2012). "Kari Arnason set to quit Aberdeen after Dons reject his £5k-a-week demands". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  18. ^ "Arnason set to leave". Aberdeen F.C. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  19. ^ "Kari Arnason rejects Aberdeen's offer of new contract". BBC Sport. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  20. ^ "Rotherham sign Iceland international Kari Arnason". BBC Sport. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  21. ^ "Välkommen till MFF, Kári Árnason (Swedish)". Malmö FF. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ "Στην Αμπερντίν συνεχίζει ο Κάρι Άρνασον". AC Omonia Nicosia. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  23. ^ "Aberdeen confirm Kari Arnason return as Iceland international signs one-year deal at Pittodrie". Daily Record. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  24. ^ Appearances KSI. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  25. ^ Match Report Archived 4 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine FIFA. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  26. ^ "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  27. ^ Wirth, Jim (22 June 2016). "Austria win extends Iceland's mission impossible". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  28. ^ "Euro 2016: Iceland beat England and 'shock the world'". bbc.com. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  29. ^ a b "Kári Árnason". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 October 2016.

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