Ólafur Þórðarson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ólafur Þórðarson | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | IA Akranes | 89 | (9) |
| 1989–1990 |
S.K. Brann | 40 | (6) |
| 1991–1992 |
Lyn | 28 | (2) |
| 1993–1997 | IA Akranes | 84 | (19) |
| 1998–1999 | Fylkir | 32 | (6) |
| 2000–2002 | IA Akranes | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 286 | (42) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1996 | Iceland | 72 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Fylkir (Reykjavik) | ||
| 1999–2006 | IA Akranes | ||
| 2007 | Fram (Reykjavik) | ||
| 2008–2011 | Fylkir (Reykjavik) | ||
| 2011–2015 | Víkingur (Reykjavik) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ólafur Þórðarson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈoulavʏr̥ˈθourðarsɔn̥]; born 22 August 1965) is an Icelandic former footballer, who played as a midfielder. Ólafur is the former coach of Vikingur Reykjavik. He is the brother of Teitur Thordarson, former manager of Estonia when Ólafur played against them with Iceland in 1996.
Club career
Ólafur started his career at
After the 1997 season he was hired as player/manager at
In 2007, Ólafur took charge of Fram and guided them into 7th place. After the season, he quit and was without a team in the 2008 season. But in start of October 2008 he was announced as new manager of Fylkir and returned to the club where he started his coaching career.
After three decent seasons with Fylkir finishing 3rd in
Ólafur was quickly picked up after the 2011 season, in October the same year, to coach
International career
Ólafur made his debut for Iceland in 1984 and went on to collect 72 caps, scoring 5 goals.[2]
He played his last international match in a November 1996 World Cup qualifying match against Ireland.
Honours
- Icelandic Championships: 7
- 1983, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001
- Icelandic Cups: 7
- 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2003
- 1995 Iceland Players' Player of the year
References
- ^ "Ólafur Þórðarson tekur við Víking" (in Icelandic). 30 September 2011.
- ^ Iceland - Record International Players - RSSSF
External links
- Ólafur Þórðarson at National-Football-Teams.com