Guðjón Þórðarson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Guðjón Þórðarson
Personal information
Full name Guðjón Þórðarson
Date of birth September 14, 1955 (1955-09-14) (age 52)
Place of birth    Reykjavík, Iceland
Playing position manager
Club information
Current club ÍA Akranes
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1972-1986 ÍA Akranes 400+ (22)   
National team2
1985 Flag of Iceland Iceland 1 (0)
Teams managed
1987-1990
1991-1994
1995-1996
1997-1999
1999-2002
2002
2003-2004
2005
2005-2006
2007-present		 KA Akureyri
ÍA Akranes
KR Reykjavík
Iceland
Stoke City
Start
Barnsley
Keflavík
Notts County
ÍA Akranes

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 8 September 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 8 September 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Guðjón Þórðarson (in English - Thordarson) (born September 14, 1955) is an Icelandic football manager, currently manager of Icelandic club ÍA Akranes.

He has previously been manager of KA, KR, Keflavík, Notts County, Iceland, Stoke City, Barnsley and Start in Norway.

Þórðarson has three sons who also play professional football, namely: Bjarni, Joey and Þórður Guðjónsson.

Contents

[edit] Playing Career[1]

[edit] Club career

Þórðarson played over 400 matches for his hometown club, ÍA Akranes, scoring 22 goals in the process. In his career, Þórðarson won 5 league titles and 5 cup titles. He also played 22 European games for ÍA Akranes.

[edit] International career

Þórðarson played in his only international match in 1985.

[edit] Management career

[edit] KA Akureyri

Gudjon was appointed manager of KA Akureyri in 1987. The team won its first and only league title in 1989.

[edit] ÍA Akranes

After being relegated in 1990, ÍA Akranes appointed Guðjón Þórðarson as manager. The team was promoted at first attempt, and subsequently won the Icelandic league the following year. The team was dominand in Icelandic football under Þórðarson the following years.

[edit] KR Reykjavík

KR Reykjavik, Iceland's biggest club, appointed Þórðarson in 1995. The team had not won the league for more than 20 years and Guðjón was seen as the right man to win the title. He however did not win the league in his 2 year stint at the club, but the team did win the cup.

[edit] Iceland

Þórðarson was very successful as manager of the Icelandic national team. During the 3 years he was in charge, the team played 24 games, winning 10 of them, drawing 4 and losing 8. The team scored 35 goals in the process, conceding 23.

The team was close to qualifying to the European Championship in 2000, despite being placed in a very strong qualifying group alongside Ukraine, Russia and current world champions France.

[edit] Stoke City

Þórðarson became Stoke City's first non-British manager in November 1999, when he joined the club following the Icelandic (Stoke Holding) takeover of the club. He oversaw Stoke City's promotion into Division One but was sacked days later.

[edit] Start

Guðjón had a brief stint at Norwegian club Start in 2002, but failed to avoid the club from relegation.

[edit] Barnsley

Barnsley appointed Gudjon as manager in 2003. The club had a great start to the season, but lost it's during the season. Gudjon quit in 2004.

[edit] Keflavík

Gudjon decided to return to Iceland in 2005 and was appointed manager of Keflavik. However, he quit just 3 days before the first game of the season to take charge of Notts County.

[edit] Notts County

Þórðarson was appointed manager of Notts County in 2005. The team started very well, leading the table early on, but eventually failed to make the playoffs. Þórðarson left Notts County in May 2006 by mutual consent after Notts County finished 21st in League 2. He became the club's first non-British manager when he arrived at Meadow Lane in May 2005.

[edit] ÍA Akranes

ÍA Akranes had a difficult season in 2006, avoiding relegation in the last few weeks of the season. Gudjon was appointed manager ahead of the 2007 season, where the team finished 3rd in the league.

In June 2008 the media in Scotland repeatedly linked Gudjon with the manager´s post of Hearts F.C.[2], with Terry Butcher as his assistant, but Akranes officials insisted it was only rumours and he would stay put in Iceland. Gudjon himself did, however, confirm to an Icelandic news-site that discussions with Hearts had indeed taken place[3] and that he was considering his options.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Guðjón Þóðarson knattspyrnustjóri ÍA (in icelandic)". Retrieved on 2007-09-01. 
  2. ^ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/2008/06/11/gudjon-thordarson-to-boss-hearts-with-terry-butcher-as-no-2-86908-20603054/
  3. ^ http://eyjan.is/blog/2008/06/11/gudjon-ad-taka-vid-hearts-i-edinborg/
Preceded by
Arnar Gunnlaugsson & Bjarki Gunnlaugsson		 ÍA Akranes Manager
2006–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
v • d • e
Stoke City F.C. – Managers

Slaney (1874–83) • Cox (1883–84) • Lockett (1884–90) • Bradshaw (1890–92) • Reeves (1892–95) • Rowley (1895–97) • Austerberry (1897–1908) • Barker (1908–14) • Hodge (1914–15) • Schofield (1915–19) • Shallcross (1919–23) • Rutherford (1923) • Mather (1923–35) • McGrory (1935–52) • Taylor (1952–60) • Waddington (1960–77) • Eastham (1977–78) • A'Court (1978) • Durban (1978–81) • Barker (1981–83) • Asprey (1984–85) • Mills (1985–89) • Lacey (1989) • Ball (1989–91) • Macari (1991–93) • Jordan (1993–94) • Macari (1994–97) • Bates (1997–98) • Kamara (1998) • Durban (1998) • Little (1998–99) • Megson (1999) • Thordarson (1999–2002) • Cotterill (2002) • Kevan (2002) • Pulis (2002–05) • Boskamp (2005–06) • Pulis (2006–)
v • d • e
Barnsley F.C. – Managers

Fairclough (1898–1901) • McCartney (1901–04) • Fairclough (1904–12) • Hastie (1912–14) • Lewis (1914–19) • Sant (1919–26) • Commins (1926–28) • Fairclough (1928–30) • Fletcher (1930–37) • Seed (1937–53) • Ward (1953–60) • Steele (1960–71) • McSeveney (1971–72) • Steele (1972–73) • Iley (1973–78) • Clarke (1978–80) • Hunter (1980–84) • Collins (1984–85) • Clarke (1985–89) • Machin (1989–93) • Anderson (1993–94) • Wilson (1994–98) • Hendrie (1998–99) • Winstanley (1999) • Bassett (1999–2000) • Winstanley (2000–01) • Spackman (2001) • Hodges (2001) • Parkin (2001–02) • Hodges (2002–03) • Thordarson (2003–04) • Hart (2004–05) • Ritchie (2005–06) • Davey (2006–)
v • d • e
Notts County F.C. – Managers

Browne (1883–93) • Featherstone (1893) • Harris (1893–1913) • Fisher (1913–27) • Henshall (1927–34) • Jones (1934–35) • Pratt (1935) • Smith (1935–36) • McMullan (1936–39) • Parkes (1938–39) • Towers (1939–42) • Womack (1942–43) • Buckley (1944–46) • Stollery (1946–49) • Houghton (1949–53) • Poyser (1953–57) • Lawton (1957–58) • Hill (1958–61) • Coleman (1961–63) • Lowe (1963–65) • Coleman (1965–66) • Burkitt (1966–67) • Beattie (1967) • Gray (1967–78) • Sirrel (1969–75) • Fenton (1975–77) • Sirrel (1978–82) • Wilkinson (1982–83) • Lloyd (1983–84) • Barker (1984–85) • Sirrel (1985–87) • Barnwell (1987–88) • Warnock (1989–93) • Walker (1993–94) • Slade (1994–95) • Kendall (1995) • Nicol (1995) • Murphy (1995–96) • Allardyce (1997–99) • Scott (1999–2001) • Brazil (2001–02) • Dearden (2002–04) • Mills (2004–05) • Thordarson (2005–06) • Thompson (2006–2007) • McParland (2007–)