Þórður Guðjónsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þórður.

Þórður Gudjonsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-10-14) 14 October 1973 (age 51)
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 Las Palmas 8 (1)
2001 → Derby County (loan) 10 (1)
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)
International career
1989 Iceland U17 10 (7)
1989–1993 Iceland U19 14 (6)
1992–1995 Iceland U21 10 (3)
1993–2004 Iceland 58 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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 Las Palmas, but saw limited playing action and was loaned out to English Premier League club Derby County in March 2001.[2] At Derby he played ten league matches for the club in 2000–01 and scored once in the league against West Ham United.[3] 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.[4] 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.

International career

Þórður 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]

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.[6]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7][8]
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
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

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
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

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1994
2. 1996
3. 11 October 1997 Reykjavík, Iceland  Liechtenstein 1–0 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 1998
5. 1998
6. 1998
7. 1999
8. 1999
9. 4 September 1999 Reykjavík, Iceland  Andorra 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
10. 11 October 2000  Northern Ireland 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 25 April 2001 Ta'Qali, Malta  Malta 4–1 4–1
12. 11 June 2003 Kaunas, Lithuania  Lithuania 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
13. 2004

Honours

Genk

References

  1. ^ "Þórður Guðjónsson" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Gudjonsson agrees Rams terms". BBC. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Hammers slam sad Rams". BBC. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Gudjonsson completes Stoke switch". BBC Sport. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  5. ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando; Nygård, Jostein (25 April 2013). "Iceland - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Ex-Stoke player moves to politics". BBC Sport. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  7. ^ Þórður Guðjónsson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  8. ^ a b Þórður Guðjónsson at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. ^ "Retro: Hoe underdog KRC Genk in 1998 eerste bekerwinst pakte tegen Club Brugge". MSN. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Belgium Cups 1999/2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2022.