Gunnarsson: Iceland still have the same hunger
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Jan 14 2021 at 11:14 AM GMT
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- Aron Gunnarsson has captained Iceland for the past eight years He now plays his club football in Qatar with Al Arabi Midfielder talks tattoos, wonder goals and World Cup hopes with FIFA com Bearded, tattooed and brimming with passion, Aron Gunnarsson is widely seen as the embodiment of Iceland's national team.
- He was named captain at 23, and a famous back tattoo – based on the country's coat of arms – reflects his pride in holding that position.
- When Iceland beat England to reach the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter-finals, it was Gunnarsson who led the first player-fan rendition of the now-legendary 'Viking Clap'.
- But from the moment Lars Lagerback and Heimir Hallgrimsson began moulding a team that would write football history, they had identified this all-action midfielder as the rock on which they would build.
- “He's a shining example of what we would like to stand for,” Hallgrimsson said in 2018.
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- Published Jan 14, 2021 11:14 AM GMT