Guðjón Þórðarson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guðjón Þórðarson | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Akranes, Iceland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ÍA Akranes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1986 | ÍA Akranes | 400 | (22) |
| 1988 | KA Akureyri | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1985 | Iceland | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1987 | ÍA Akranes | ||
| 1988–1990 | KA Akureyri | ||
| 1991–1993 | ÍA Akranes | ||
| 1994–1995 | KR Reykjavík | ||
| 1996 | ÍA Akranes | ||
| 1997–1999 | Iceland | ||
| 1999–2002 | Stoke City | ||
| 2002 | Start | ||
| 2003–2004 | Barnsley | ||
| 2005 | Keflavík | ||
| 2005–2006 | Notts County | ||
| 2007–2008 | ÍA Akranes | ||
| 2008–2009 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 2010–2011 | BÍ/Bolungarvík | ||
| 2011–2012 | Grindavík | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Guðjón Þórðarson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʏðjoun̥ ˈθourðarsɔn̥]; born 14 September 1955) is an Icelandic former footballer and manager.
He has previously been manager of ÍA, KA, KR, Keflavík, Notts County, Iceland, Stoke City, Barnsley, Start in Norway, Crewe Alexandra and provincial Icelandic club BÍ/Bolungarvík, from which he was sacked in October 2011 after having guided the team to a 6th-place finish in the B division and a semi-finals spot in the league cup, during his year in charge. On 7 November 2011 he was appointed new manager of Grindavík, succeeding Ólafur Örn Bjarnason, that had been manager and player of the club for one year, but resigned as manager so he could fully focus on his performance on the pitch.
Guðjón has three sons who also play professional football, namely: Bjarni, Joey and Þórður Guðjónsson.
Guðjón played over 400 matches for his hometown club, ÍA Akranes, scoring 22 goals in the process. In his career, Gudjon won 5 league titles and 5 cup titles. He also played 22 European games for ÍA Akranes. Guðjón played in his only international match in 1985.
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