Þór Akureyri men's football
Full name | Íþróttafélagið Þór | ||
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Nickname(s) | Þórsarar | ||
Founded | 6 June 1915 | ||
Ground | Þórsvöllur, Akureyri | ||
Capacity | 984 | ||
Chairman | Nói Bjornsson | ||
Manager | Sigurdur Heidar Hoskuldsson | ||
League | 1. deild karla | ||
2023 | 1. deild karla, 7th of 12 | ||
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The Þór Akureyri men's football team, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, is the men's football department of
History
On 18 September 2010, Þór won against
In the first meeting of the season between the two Reykjavík teams, with five minutes remaining and Leiknir winning 3–2, Fjölnir leveled in the 87th minute. Then in stoppage time, Aron Jóhannsson completed his treble for Fjölnir and Leiknir had lost. So, Þór returned to top flight for the first time since 2002, finishing runner-up to Víkingur Reykjavík.[1]
In 2011, Þór lost to KR, 0-2, in the Icelandic Cup finals.[2]
Players
Current squad
- As of 18 January 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
For details of current and former players, see Category:Þór Akureyri players.
Managers
- Páll Viðar Gíslason (1 July 2009 – 4 October 2014)
- Halldór Jón Sigurðsson (1 January 2015 – 24 September 2016)
- Lárus Sigurðsson (29 September 2016 – 5 October 2018)
- Gregg Ryder (5 October 2018 – 21 September 2019)
- Páll Viðar Gíslason (18 October 2019- 1 October 2020)
- Orri Freyr Hjaltalín (15 October 2020- 18 September 2021)
- Thorlakur Mar Arnason (30 October 2021 - 15 October 2023)
- Sigurður Heiðar Höskuldsson
References
- ^ "Þór í Úrvalsdeild - Fjarðarbyggð féll". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 September 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (13 August 2011). "Umfjöllun: KR-ingar bikarmeistarar - Þórsarar skutu fimm sinnum í slá". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2019.
External links
- Official site (in Icelandic)