Brynjar Bjorn Gunnarsson was born on 16 October 1975 and is an Icelandic former footballer who last played for KR as a midfielder.
12 Facts About Brynjar Gunnarsson
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Brynjar Gunnarsson is the current manager of HK in the Premier Division of Icelandic football, after helping them to a promotion in his first season with the team.
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Brynjar Gunnarsson was born in Reykjavik and started his career with local club KR, playing three seasons with their senior squad.
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Brynjar Gunnarsson moved to Norway in 1998 to play for Valerenga and Moss, before joining Swedish club Orgryte in 1999.
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Brynjar Gunnarsson failed to make much of an impact at Forest and, after making just 14 appearances, he re-joined Stoke on a short-term loan.
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Brynjar Gunnarsson signed for Watford in the summer of 2004, after being released by Forest.
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Brynjar Gunnarsson made 43 appearances in an impressive first season.
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However, Ray Lewington's replacement as Watford manager, Adrian Boothroyd, to some raised eyebrows from the Watford support, allowed Brynjar Gunnarsson to leave for Reading for a nominal fee in the summer of 2005.
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Brynjar Gunnarsson slowly drifted in and out of the Reading side and left the club having made 163 appearances for the club scoring ten goals.
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Brynjar Gunnarsson moved to KR again, after about 15 years abroad, in March 2013.
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Brynjar Gunnarsson made his debut for Iceland in a June 1997 World Cup qualifying match against Macedonia.
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Brynjar Gunnarsson was capped more than 70 times for Iceland, scoring five goals.