Stefán Þórðarson

Stefán Þór Þórðarson (Anglicised Stefan Thor Thordarson; born 27 March 1975) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker for ÍA Akranes, Östers IF, SK Brann, Kongsvinger IL, KFC Uerdingen, Stoke City, IFK Norrköping and FC Vaduz as well as the Iceland national team.

Stefan Thordarson
Personal information
Full name Stefán Þór Þórðarson
Date of birth (1975-03-27) 27 March 1975
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1990–1993 IA Akranes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 ÍA Akranes 31 (8)
1997 Östers IF 18 (6)
1998 SK Brann 2 (0)
1998 Östers IF 17 (3)
1999 Kongsvinger IL 6 (0)
1999 ÍA Akranes 7 (4)
1999–2000 KFC Uerdingen 25 (6)
2000–2002 Stoke City 51 (8)
2003–2004 ÍA Akranes 30 (9)
2005–2007 IFK Norrköping 75 (23)
2008 ÍA Akranes 17 (3)
2009 FC Vaduz 12 (1)
2009 IFK Norrköping 12 (4)
2010–2011 ÍA Akranes 23 (6)
Total 326 (81)
International career
1995–1996 Iceland U-21 8 (3)
1998–2008 Iceland 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Stefán was born in Akranes and began his career with local side ÍA Akranes. After four years at Akranesvöllur he moved to Swedish football with Östers IF. After scoring six goal in 18 Allsvenskan matches he moved to Norway with SK Brann. However he made just two appearances with Brann and moved back to Östers. He tried Norwegian football again with Kongsvinger IL playing in six matches without scoring he moved to Germany to play for KFC Uerdingen. He spent the 1999–2000 season with Uerdingen before moving to English club Stoke City in the summer of 2000.

He joined up with a number of fellow Icelandic players at Stoke and he made a fine start scoring the winning goal against Liverpool in a pre-season friendly.[1] His form carried on into the season as he scored against Reading, Peterborough United and Oxford United and twice against Premier League Charlton Athletic in the League Cup one of which was a 30-yard strike.[1] He only scored once more for the remainder of the 2000–01 as Stoke lost to Walsall in the play-offs.[1] He found himself in and out of the side in 2001–02 which saw him play in 22 matches, 18 of which came from the bench and he scored four goals.[1] He was released by Stoke at the end of the season and moved back to Iceland to play for ÍA Akranes.

He then played back in Sweden with IFK Norrköping before a third spell with ÍA Akranes. In 2009, he moved to Liechtenstein club FC Vaduz before ending his career with returns to Norrköping and ÍA.[2]

International

Stefán has won 6 caps for Iceland and scored on his national team debut against South Africa in 1998. He has also played 8 games for the Under 21 team.

Career statistics

Club

Sources:[3][4]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ÍA Akranes 1994 Úrvalsdeild 6060
1995 Úrvalsdeild 135135
1996 Úrvalsdeild 123123
Östers IF 1997 Allsvenskan 186186
SK Brann 1998 Tippeligaen 2020
Östers IF 1998 Allsvenskan 173173
Kongsvinger IL 1999 Tippeligaen 6060
KFC Uerdingen 05 1999–2000 Regionalliga West/Südwest 256256
Stoke City 2000–01 Second Division 304206251437
2001–02 Second Division 214001000224
ÍA Akranes 2003 Úrvalsdeild 157157
2004 Úrvalsdeild 152152
IFK Norrköping 2005 Superettan 251251
2006 Superettan 26122612
2007 Superettan 24102410
ÍA Akranes 2008 Úrvalsdeild 173173
FC Vaduz 2008–09 Swiss Super League 121121
IFK Norrköping 2009 Superettan 124124
ÍA Akranes 2010 1. deild karla 8282
2011 1. deild karla 154154
Career Total 3197720725133380

International

Source:[4]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 199841
199910
200810
Total61

References

  1. Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  2. "Stefán Þór Þórðarson". KSI. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  3. Stefán Þórðarson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. Stefán Þórðarson at National-Football-Teams.com
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