Karl Eðvarð Þórðarson (born 31 May 1955) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a midfielder, most notably for ÍA. Besides Iceland, he has played in Belgium and France.[1][2][3][4] During his career, he won the Icelandic Championship five times and the Icelandic Cup twice with ÍA.[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Eðvarð Þórðarson | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1978 | ÍA | ||
| 1978–1981 | RAAL | ||
| 1981–1984 | Laval | 98 | (12) |
| 1984–1985 | ÍA | 17+ | (3+) |
| 1988–1991 | ÍA | 70 | (4) |
| 1994 | ÍA | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1972 | Iceland U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 1975–1984 | Iceland | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editKarl started his career with ÍA in 1972 and played with the team until December 1978 when he was sold to Belgian side RAAL for 1.5 million ISK.[6][7][8] The same year, he was named the Icelandic Footballer of the Year.[9][10][11] In 1981, Karl signed for Laval in the French Ligue 1, where he made 98 league appearances and scored 12 goals.[12][13][14][15][16] On 23 July 1981, he debuted for Laval during a 1–1 draw with Sochaux.[17] On 3 August 1981, Karl scored his first 2 goals for Laval during a 2–0 win over Auxerre.[17] In 1984, he returned to Iceland and signed back with ÍA, helping the team win both the national championship and the national cup. Following the 1985 season, Karl announced his retirement from football. Three years later, he made a comeback with ÍA and played for the team until 1991 when he retired again. He came out of retirement again in 1994, playing a reserve role for ÍA and winning his fifth and last national championship before retiring for the final time.[5]
International career
editKarl played for the Iceland men's national football team from 1975 to 1984.[18][19]
Titles
edit- Icelandic Championship (5): 1974, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1994
- Icelandic Cup (2): 1978, 1984,
- 1. deild karla: 1991
Personal life
editKarl is the son of former international Þórður Jónsson and nephew of footballer and manager Ríkharður Jónsson.[9]
References
edit- ^ Valur B. Jónatansson (25 May 1994). "Get ekki slitið mig frá þessu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2C. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Íþróttamaður dagsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 January 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Karl Thordarsson : Sérieux, ambitieux, et... "sympa"". Ouest-France, édition Brest-Morlaix. 6 April 1981.
- ^ "le match France-Islande vu par l'ancien joueur du Stade Lavallois, l'Islandais Karl Thordarsson". francebleu.fr.
- ^ a b "Karl Þórðarson sæmdur gullmerki ÍA". Skessuhorn (in Icelandic). 11 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Ekkert leyndarmál lengur". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 December 1979. p. 12. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Gamla ljósmyndin: Fékk rauða spjaldið fyrir prúðmennsku". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Karl Þórðarson at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b "Var lengi búinn að dreyma um atvinnumenskuna". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 January 1979. pp. 34–35, 65. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Valdís Þóra á topp 10 listanum í kjörinu á Íþróttamanni ársins". skagafrettir.is.
- ^ "Knattspyrnusagan". ksi.is (Archived). Archived from the original on 2013-02-19.
- ^ "Sigthorsson, 8ème joueur islandais de Ligue 1".
- ^ "1983-84, Laval est à son apogée". lestade.ober-blo.fr.
- ^ "FRENCH TOUCH". nordiskfootball.fr.
- ^ "Stade Lavallois". football-the-story.com.
- ^ "RETRO Stade lavallois. Le 24 janvier 1982, le jour où Laval a signé sa plus large victoire en D1 (5-0)". ouest-france.fr.
- ^ a b Karl Þórðarson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Kveðja frá Rússlandi: Að fjalla um íslenska landsliðið í fótbolta". visir.is.
- ^ "Malines devra surveiller". lesoir.be.
External links
edit- Karl Þórðarson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Karl Þórðarson at Football Association of Iceland
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