Karl Þórðarson

Karl Eðvarð Þórðarson (born 31 May 1955) is an Icelandic former footballer who is last known to have played as a midfielder for ÍA. Besides Iceland, he has played in Belgium and France.[1][2][3][4]

Karl Þórðarson
Personal information
Full name Karl Eðvarð Þórðarson
Date of birth (1955-05-31) 31 May 1955
Place of birth Iceland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1978 ÍA
1978–1981 RAAL
1981–1984 Laval 98 (12)
1984–1985 ÍA 17+ (3+)
1988–1991 ÍA 52+ (4+)
1994 ÍA 3 (0)
International career
1975–1984 Iceland 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Þórðarson was voted 1978 Icelandic Footballer of the Year.[5][6] In 1978, he signed for Belgian side RAAL.[7] In 1981, Þórðarson signed for Laval in the French Ligue 1, where he made 98 league appearances and scored 12 goals.[8][9][10][11][12] On 23 July 1981, he debuted for Laval during a 1–1 draw with Sochaux.[13] On 3 August 1981, Þórðarson scored his first 2 goals for Laval during a 2–0 win over Auxerre.[13] In 1984, he signed for Icelandic club ÍA.[14]

He is a former Iceland international.[15][16]

References
  1. "Er knattspyrnumaðurinn KARL ÞÓRÐARSON hættur við að hætta við að hætta? Get ekki". mbl.is.
  2. "Íþrótta maðurdagsins".
  3. "Karl Thordarsson : Sérieux, ambitieux, et... "sympa"". Ouest-France, édition Brest-Morlaix. 6 April 1981.
  4. "le match France-Islande vu par l'ancien joueur du Stade Lavallois, l'Islandais Karl Thordarsson". francebleu.fr.
  5. "Valdís Þóra á topp 10 listanum í kjörinu á Íþróttamanni ársins". skagafrettir.is.
  6. "Knattspyrnusagan". ksi.is (Archived). Archived from the original on 2013-02-19.
  7. Karl Þórðarson at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. "Sigthorsson, 8ème joueur islandais de Ligue 1".
  9. "1983-84, Laval est à son apogée". lestade.ober-blo.fr.
  10. "FRENCH TOUCH". nordiskfootball.fr.
  11. "Stade Lavallois". football-the-story.com.
  12. "RETRO Stade lavallois. Le 24 janvier 1982, le jour où Laval a signé sa plus large victoire en D1 (5-0)". ouest-france.fr.
  13. Karl Þórðarson at WorldFootball.net
  14. "Endanlegir leikmannahópar í meistaraleik Steina Gísla". fotbolti.net.
  15. "Kveðja frá Rússlandi: Að fjalla um íslenska landsliðið í fótbolta". visir.is.
  16. "Malines devra surveiller". lesoir.be.


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