Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson
Icelandic association football manager
Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson (born 5 May 1974) is an Icelandic football manager and former footballer who manages Grótta.
Career
Sigmundsson was born on 5 May 1974 in Iceland. He joined the youth academy of Icelandic side Stjarnan at the age of eight. He started his senior career with the club. In 1993, he signed for Fram. He was an Iceland youth international. He played for the Iceland national under-16 football team, Iceland national under-17 football team, and Iceland national under-19 football team.
In September 1993 he was training with Norwegian side Sogndal. When he got the chance against Bærum in the 1994 cup, he left the field injured after about 30 minutes. He returned to Iceland after the 1995 season.
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