Members News: ‘Happy Birthday’ To Sky Blues Former Midfielder; Aron Is 32 Today!

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Aron in the Sky Blue

Today, CCFPA must also send ‘Birthday greetings’ to its member Aron Gunnarsson. To give him his full name, Aron Einar Malmquist Gunnarsson was born in Akureyri, Iceland on 22 April 1989. Aron is therefore celebrating his 32nd birthday today!

Though starting out with home town club Þór Akureyri in Iceland the forceful young midfielder was brought to the Ricoh from Netherlands outfit AZ 67 Alkmaar after only one game with them in July 2008.  He made his debut on the opening day of the 2008-09 Championship season against Norwich City and took his full part in a 2-0 win, scoring his first career goal on 14 February 2009 in an F.A.Cup game against Premiership Blackburn Rovers. Aron’s first league goal came later in the season against Crystal Palace.

Aron & Ben (with then CCFPA committee man Frank Pritchard) receive their membership ties

At the end of his first season with the Sky Blues the Icelander was voted the CCFC’s Supporter’s Player of the Year as well gaining the club’s Community Award. After 133 appearances in the Sky Blue (7 goals) over three seasons ‘Gunnar’ moved to Cardiff City in 2011 alongside fellow CCFPA member Ben Turner. Ben and Aron joined CCFPA in 2014 (left).

By the time he left the Bluebirds in July 2019 he had played for the team from Wales mostly at the top level in 286 games (25 goals). He has since joined Qatari side Al-Arabi.

‘Gunnar’ in Icelandic Blue

Aron  first represented his country at U17 level in 2005 and proceeded through the age ranks to make his full debut in 2008 and to date has won over 90 caps (2 goals) latterly as his country’s captain. England have good cause to remember Aron’s Iceland with trepidation as the tiny nation humbled them in Euro 2016.

Obviously Aron’s playing commitments have prevented him joining us at a CCFPA event so far but we hope to remedy that perhaps next season at the Ricoh. In the meantime, Aron have a really great day today!!

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