Þórður Guðjónsson

Þórður "Thordur" Gudjonsson (born 14 October 1973) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a Midfielder or striker.[1]

Þórður Gudjonsson

Personal information
Date of birth	14 October 1973
Place of birth	Akranes, Iceland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990	KA Akureyri	16	(2)
1991–1993	ÍA Akranes	53	(36)
1993–1997	VfL Bochum	73	(10)
1997–2000	Genk	92	(27)
2000–2002	UD Las Palmas	8	(1)
2000–2001	→ Derby County (loan)	10	(1)
2001–2002	→ Preston North End (loan)	7	(0)
2002–2005	VfL Bochum	44	(3)
2005–2006	Stoke City	2	(0)
2006–2008	ÍA Akranes	43	(5)
Total		348	(85)
National team
1989	Iceland U17	10	(7)
1989–1993	Iceland U19	14	(6)
1992–1995	Iceland U21	10	(3)
1993–2004	Iceland	58	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Þórður was born in Akranes started his career with local teams KA Akureyri and ÍA Akranes, and moved to German team VfL Bochum in 1993. He spent four years at Bochum before moving to Belgium side Genk in 1997. He stayed at Genk for three seasons until in 2000 he moved to Spanish side UD Las Palmas, but saw limited playing action and was loaned out to English Premier League club Derby County. At Derby he played ten league matches for the club in 2000–01 and scored once in the league against West Ham United.[2] In 2001–02, he played eight matches for Preston North End before making a return to Bochum in 2002. He remained at Bochum until January 2005 when he joined Stoke City.[3] His brother Bjarni and father Gudjon had both played and managed Stoke City respectively. He managed just two substitute appearances towards the end of the 2004–05 season and after playing just once in the League Cup in 2005–06 he returned to Iceland with ÍA Akranes.

Personal life

Þórður's father Gudjon and brothers, Bjarni, Joey and their half brother Bjorn Sigurdarson have all been involved with professional football.

He retired in 2008 to take up politics.[4]

International career

He made his debut for Iceland in a September 1993 World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg. He went on to earn 58 caps, scoring 13 goals for the national team.[5]

Career statistics

Club

Sources:[6][7]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
KA Akureyri	1990	Úrvalsdeild	16	2	—		—		16	2
ÍA Akranes	1991	1. deild karla	17	11	—		—		17	11
	1992	Úrvalsdeild	18	6	—		—		18	6
	1993	Úrvalsdeild	18	19	—		—		18	19
	Total		53	36	—		—		53	36
VfL Bochum	1993–94	2. Bundesliga	16	3	—		—		16	3
	1994–95	Bundesliga	16	3	—		—		16	3
	1995–96	2. Bundesliga	28	3	—		—		28	3
	1996–97	Bundesliga	13	1	—		—		13	1
	Total		73	10	—		—		73	10
Genk	1997–98	Belgian First Division	33	9	—		—		33	9
	1998–99	Belgian First Division	28	9	—		—		28	9
	1999–2000	Belgian First Division	31	9	—		—		31	9
	Total		92	27	—		—		92	27
UD Las Palmas	2000–01	La Liga	8	1	—		—		8	1
Derby County	2000–01	Premier League	10	1	0	0	0	0	10	1
Preston North End	2001–02	First Division	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
VfL Bochum	2002–03	Bundesliga	29	3	—		—		29	3
	2003–04	Bundesliga	12	0	—		—		12	0
	2004–05	Bundesliga	3	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		44	3	—		—		44	3
Stoke City	2004–05	Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2005–06	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
ÍA Akranes	2006	Úrvalsdeild	13	1	—		—		13	1
	2007	Úrvalsdeild	11	4	—		—		11	4
	2008	Úrvalsdeild	19	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		43	5	—		—		43	5
Career total			348	85	1	0	1	0	350	86

International

Source:[7]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iceland	1993	2	0
	1994	1	1
	1996	9	1
	1997	7	1
	1998	7	3
	1999	9	3
	2000	5	1
	2001	2	1
	2002	1	0
	2003	6	1
	2004	9	1
Total		58	13

References

1. "Þórður Guðjónsson" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
2. "Hammers slam sad Rams". BBC. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
3. "Gudjonsson completes Stoke switch". BBC Sport. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
4. "Ex-Stoke player moves to politics". BBC Sport. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
5. Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando; Nygård, Jostein (25 April 2013). "Iceland - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
6. Þórður Guðjónsson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
7. "Þórður Guðjónsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.

External links

• Þórður Guðjónsson at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Þórður Guðjónsson at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Þórður Guðjónsson at National-Football-Teams.com