Þórður Guðjónsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Þórður.
Thordur Gudjonsson
Personal information
Full name Þórður
Date of birth 14 October 1973 (1973-10-14) (age 38)
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1990 KA Akureyri 16 (2)
1991–1993 IA Akranes 53 (36)
1993–1997 VfL Bochum 73 (10)
1997–2000 K.R.C. Genk 92 (27)
2000–2002 UD Las Palmas 8 (1)
2000–2001 → Derby County (loan) 10 (1)
2001–2002 → Preston North End (loan) 7 (0)
2002–2005 VfL Bochum 44 (3)
2005–2006 Stoke City 2 (0)
2006–2008 IA Akranes 24 (5)
Total 329 (85)
National team
1993–2004 Iceland 58 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Þórður Guðjónsson, (Thordur Gudjonsson) also known as Doddi Gudjonsson, (born 14 October 1973 in Akranes) is a retired Icelandic footballer.

Although Þórður is his proper name, he is often known as Þórður Guðjónsson.

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Club career

He started his career with local team ÍA, and moved to German team VfL Bochum in 1993. He played there until 1997, when he moved to K.R.C. Genk. In 2000 he moved to UD Las Palmas, but saw limited playing action and was loaned out to Derby County and Preston North End in England. At Derby he scored once in the league against West Ham United.[1] He proceeded to play for Bochum from 2002 to the 2004–05 season, in the middle of which (January 2005) he was signed by Stoke City, a club with a history of Icelandic players and coaches, including Gudjonsson's younger brother Bjarni Guðjónsson and father Guðjón Þórðarsson.

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iceland League VISA-bikar Deildabikar Europe Total
1990 KA Akureyri Úrvalsdeild 16 2
1991 IA Akranes 1. deild karla 17 11
1992 Úrvalsdeild 18 6
1993 18 19
Germany League DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal Europe Total
1993–94 VfL Bochum 2. Bundesliga 16 3 0 0 — — 16 3
1994–95 Bundesliga 16 3 0 0 — — 16 3
1995–96 2. Bundesliga 28 3 1 0 — — 29 3
1996–97 Bundesliga 13 1 3 2 — — 16 3
Belgium League Belgian Cup League Cup Europe Total
1997–98 K.R.C. Genk First Division 33 9
1998–99 28 9
1999–00 31 9
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
2000–01 UD Las Palmas La Liga 8 1
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2000–01 Derby County Premier League 10 1
2001–02 Preston North End First Division 7 0
Germany League DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal Europe Total
2002–03 VfL Bochum Bundesliga 29 3 3 1 — — 32 4
2003–04 12 0 1 0 0 0 — 13 0
2004–05 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2004–05 Stoke City The Championship 2 0
2005–06 0 0
Iceland League VISA-bikar Deildabikar Europe Total
2006 IA Akranes Úrvalsdeild 13 1
2007 11 4
2008 19 0
Total Iceland 112 43
Germany 117 13 8 3 0 0 0 0 125 16
Belgium 92 27
Spain 8 1
England 19 1
Career total 329 85

International career

He made his debut for Iceland in a September 1993 World Cup qualifier against Luxemburg. He went on to earn 58 caps, scoring 13 goals for the national team.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hammers slam sad Rams". BBC. 14 April 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1274592.stm. Retrieved 4 November 2009. 
  2. ^ "Iceland - Record International Players". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ijs-recintlp.html. Retrieved 1 June 2011. 

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