Lárus Sigurðsson

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Lárus Sigurðsson
Personal information
Full name Lárus Orri Sigurðsson [1]
Date of birth (1973-06-04) 4 June 1973 (age 51) [1]
Place of birth Akureyri, Iceland [1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1994 Þór Akureyri 79 (6)
1994–1999 Stoke City 200 (7)
1999–2004 West Bromwich Albion 116 (1)
2005–2009 Þór Akureyri 52 (4)
2010 ÍA 2 (0)
Total449(18)
International career
1995–2003 Iceland 42 (2)
Managerial career
2006–2010 Þór Akureyri
2011–2013 KF
2017–2018 Þór Akureyri
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lárus Orri Sigurðsson (born 4 June 1973), known in English as Larus Sigurdsson, is an Icelandic former professional footballer, who played most notably for Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion in England. [1]

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Club career

Sigurðsson was born in Akureyri and played with Þór Akureyri along with his father Sigurdur Larusson, who later became the manager. [1] His cousin Þorvaldur Örlygsson who was playing in England for Stoke City recommended him to manager Lou Macari and he joined Stoke on trial. [1] Lárus impressed Macari so much that he played him against Portsmouth before he had signed him. [1] He played 23 times in 1994–95 and his performances were so good he won the player of the year award. He was an ever-present in 1995–96 as Stoke reached the play-offs where they lost to Leicester City. [1] He missed just one match in 1996–97 in what was the club's final season at the Victoria Ground. [1] He played in all but three matches in 1997–98 as Stoke suffered relegation to the third tier. [1] he played 43 times in 1998–99 as Stoke failed to gain promotion and he was sold to West Bromwich Albion in August 1999 for a fee of £350,000 after making 228 appearances for Stoke. [1]

He scored once for Albion, his goal coming in a 5–0 win over Portsmouth on 23 February 2002. [2] After his professional career in England, Sigurðsson went home to his old club, Þór, and played 15 games for them in 2005. In summer 2006, he was appointed player-manager at Þór, a position he held until 31 May 2010 when he resigned after conflict with the board. On 20 July 2010, he joined ÍA, the club he played in as a youngster. His first senior appearance for ÍA came in a 4–2 win over Fjarðarbyggð. At the start of the 2011 season Lárus was appointed as the manager of KF, retiring as a player.

International career

Sigurðsson won 42 caps, scoring two goals for Iceland. [3] He made his debut for Iceland in a July 1995 friendly against Faroe Islands, coming on as a substitute for Izudin Dervic.

Career statistics

Club

Source: [4] [5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Þór Akureyri 1990 Úrvalsdeild karla 131———131
1991 1. deild karla 162———162
1992 Úrvalsdeild karla181———181
1993 Úrvalsdeild karla170———170
1994 Úrvalsdeild karla152———152
Total796———796
Stoke City 1994–95 First Division 231100000241
1995–96 First Division46020304 [a] 0550
1996–97 First Division450104000500
1997–98 First Division4311050—491
1998–99 Second Division 38420102 [b] 0434
1999–2000 Second Division5100200071
Total200770150602287
West Bromwich Albion 1999–2000 First Division270100000280
2000–01 First Division12000001 [c] 0130
2001–02 First Division431403000501
2002–03 Premier League 2902010—320
2003–04 First Division5000000050
Total11617040101281
Þór Akureyri 2005 1. deild karla151———151
2006 1. deild karla111———111
2007 1. deild karla132———132
2008 1. deild karla80———80
2009 1. deild karla50———50
Total524———524
ÍA 2010 1. deild karla20———20
Career total449181401907048918

International

Source: [5]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 199510
199690
199780
199861
199971
200130
200230
200350
Total422

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 May 1998 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes, France Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–1Draw Friendly
2.31 March 1999 NSC Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv, Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–1Draw Euro 2000 qualifying
Correct as of 22 November 2016 [6]

Honours

Stoke City

West Bromwich Albion

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Stoke City 101 Golden Greats. Desert Islands Books. 2002. ISBN   1-874287554.
  2. ↑ "West Brom 5–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  3. ↑ Luis Fernando Passo Alpuin; Jostein Nygård. "Iceland – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Lárus Sigurðsson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. 1 2 Lárus Sigurðsson at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ↑ "Lárus Sigurðsson - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 September 2017.


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