Career
His position is forward. During his career he has enjoyed spells at Leicester City, Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers, Iowa Akranes, Nürnberg, Feyenoord and Dundee United. As a young player, Arnar made several appearances for the Icelandic international youth teams.
Arnar made his debut for Iceland in an April 1993 friendly match against the United States.
He went on to earn 32 caps, scoring three goals between 1993 and 2003. His last international match was an April 2003 friendly match against Finland in which he was substituted with Veigar Páll Gunnarsson.