Lárus Sigurðsson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lárus Orri Sigurðsson | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Akureyri, Iceland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| Total | 449 | (18) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–2003 | Iceland | 42 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2010 | Þór Akureyri | ||
| 2011–2013 | KF | ||
| 2017- | Þór Akureyri | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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. He is currently the manager of Icelandic team Þór Akureyri.
Sigurðsson was born in Akureyri and played with Þór Akureyri along with his father Sigurdur Larusson who later became the manager. His cousin Þorvaldur Örlygsson who was playing in England for Stoke City recommend him to manager Lou Macari and he joined Stoke on trial. Lárus impressed Macari so much that he played him against Portsmouth before he had signed him. 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. He missed just one match in 1996–97 in what was the club's final season at the Victoria Ground. He played in all but three matches in 1997–98 as Stoke suffered relegation to the third tier. 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.
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