Þórður Lárusson

Þórður Georg Lárusson (born 29 December 1954) is an Icelandic former football manager. He was the manager of the Icelandic women's national football team from 1999 to 2000 and Stjarnan from 1994 to 1997.

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 Lárusson
Personal information
Full name Þórður Georg Lárusson
Date of birth (1954-12-29) 29 December 1954
Place of birth Iceland
Managerial career
Years Team
1986 Ármann
1990–1993 Iceland U-17
1994–1997 Stjarnan
1999–2000 Iceland women
1999–2000 Iceland U-21 women

Managing career

Ármann

Þórður was the manager of Ármann in 1986.[1]

Stjarnan

On 10 October 1994, Þórður was hired as co-manager, with Helgi Þórðarson, of Stjarnan.[2] Together, they guided the team to a second place finish in the second-tier Icelandic league and achieved promotion to the top-tier league. After the season, in September 1995, he was hired as the sole-manager of the team.[3] Stjarnan finished 6th in the league in 1996 and after the season his contract was renewed for the 1997 season.[4] On 23 June 1997, with Stjarnan in last place, the board fired Þórður as manager.[5]

Iceland

Þórður was hired as the manager of the Icelandic women's national football team as well as the Icelandic U-21 team in 1999.[6] His first games with the U-21 team where during the Nordic Championships in August 1999[7][8] where the team finished in 6th place.[9] His first game with the senior team was on 22 August, in the UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualification, when it managed a 2-2 tie with Ukraine.[10][11] On 22 September, Iceland faced Italy[12][13] where it again drew, this time 0-0.[14][15] In what ended being his last game with the team, Iceland lost 0-5 to Germany on 14 October 1999.[16] In February 2000 it was reported that 10 players threatened to quit the team if Þórður remained as manager. The Football Association of Iceland initially refused to accede to the demands[17] but in March it announced that Þórður had resigned from his post.[18][19] In 2013, Þórður claimed that the unhappiness of the players was due to his plan to drop some of the older players from the program and bring in some younger players.[20] On 16 August 2018, Þóra Helgadóttir, a former goalkeeper for the team who was 18-years-old at the time, claimed in a speech during a conference on gender and sport, held at the Reykjavík University, that the players were upset about his unprofessionalism that included lack of proper training, not knowing the names of all players and the positions they played, and the use of alcohol during away game trip.[21][22] Her claims were backed up by other former players of the team, including Guðlaug Jónsdóttir[23][24] and Ásthildur Helgadóttir.[25] In a statement the day after, Þórður vehemently denied the allegations of alcohol misuse and any misconduct during the trip[26] while former Football Association president Eggert Magnússon stated that he never heard of any accusations of misconduct during the trip.[27]

Managerial statistics
As of 17 August 2018[28]
Role From To Record
GWDLWin %Unbeaten %
Iceland manager 1999 2000 30210.0066.67

References
  1. "Þjálfarinn". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 14 May 1997. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. "Helgi og Þórður með Stjörnuna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 October 1994. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. "Þórður Lárusson þjálfar Stjörnuna". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 19 September 1995. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. "Þórður áfram í Garðabænum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 October 1996. p. 17. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. "Þórður Lárusson leystur frá störfum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 June 1997. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. "Þórður þjálfar kvennaliðið". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 26 January 1999. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. "Vongóðar". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 July 1999. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. "Stefnum á 3.-6. sæti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 July 1999. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  9. Stefán Stefánsson (10 August 1999). "Á ekki ad vera hægt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  10. "Agaður leikur skóp jafntefli gegn Úkraínu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 23 August 1999. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  11. "Tvö mörk dæmd af liðinu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 August 1999. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  12. "Staðráðnar". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 22 September 1999. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  13. Stefán Stefánsson (22 September 1999). "Skelfumst ekki og ætlum okkur sigur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  14. Stefán Stefánsson (23 September 1999). "Ítalar máttu hafa sig alla við". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. C2–C3. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  15. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (23 September 1999). "Á toppnum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  16. "Stórt tap". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 October 1999. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  17. "Ekki uppi á borðinu að leysa Þórð frá störfum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 February 2000. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  18. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (7 March 2000). "Þórður hættir með kvennalandsliðið". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  19. "Þórður sagði af sér". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 March 2000. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  20. Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (24 August 2013). "Landsliðskonurnar fjórar sem skrifuðu bréfið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  21. Valur Páll Eiríksson (16 August 2018). "Ásakar landsliðsþjálfara um ósæmilega hegðun". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  22. Jóhann Ólafsson (16 August 2018). "Baráttan kostaði blóð, svita og tár". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  23. Freyr Bjarnason (17 August 2018). "Ræddu málið í morgunmatnum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  24. Aðalheiður Ámundadóttir (17 August 2018). "Erfitt að ræða misréttið segja landsliðskonur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  25. Jóhann Ólafsson (17 August 2018). "Þetta var bara brandari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  26. Elvar Geir Magnússon (17 August 2018). "Yfirlýsing vegna ásakana Þóru - "Á ekki við nein rök að styðjast"". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  27. Freyr Bjarnason (17 August 2018). "Tók ekki öskrandi á móti fólki". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  28. "Leikmaður - Þórður Georg Lárusson". kki.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

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