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Icelandic association football player This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Karl.

Karl Þórðarson
Personal information
Full name	Karl Eðvarð Þórðarson
Date of birth	(1955-05-31) 31 May 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Iceland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1978	ÍA
1978–1981	RAAL
1981–1984	Laval	98	(12)
1984–1985	ÍA	17+	(3+)
1988–1991	ÍA	70	(4)
1994	ÍA	3	(0)
International career
1972	Iceland U-19	1	(0)
1975–1984	Iceland	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karl Eðvarð Þórðarson (born 31 May 1955) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a midfielder, most notably for ÍA. Besides Iceland, he has played in Belgium and France. During his career, he won the Icelandic Championship five times and the Icelandic Cup twice with ÍA.

Club career

Karl started his career with ÍA in 1972 and played with the team until December 1978 when he was sold to Belgian side RAAL for 1.5 million ISK. The same year, he was named the Icelandic Footballer of the Year. In 1981, Karl signed for Laval in the French Ligue 1, where he made 98 league appearances and scored 12 goals. On 23 July 1981, he debuted for Laval during a 1–1 draw with Sochaux. On 3 August 1981, Karl scored his first 2 goals for Laval during a 2–0 win over Auxerre. In 1984, he returned to Iceland and signed back with ÍA, helping the team win both the national championship and the national cup. Following the 1985 season, Karl announced his retirement from football. Three years later, he made a comeback with ÍA and played for the team until 1991 when he retired again. He came out of retirement again in 1994, playing a reserve role for ÍA and winning his fifth and last national championship before retiring for the final time.

International career

Karl played for the Iceland men's national football team from 1975 to 1984.

Titles

Icelandic Championship (5): 1974, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1994
Icelandic Cup (2): 1978, 1984,
1. deild karla: 1991

Personal life

Karl is the son of former international Þórður Jónsson and nephew of footballer and manager Ríkharður Jónsson.

References

Valur B. Jónatansson (25 May 1994). "Get ekki slitið mig frá þessu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2C. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
"Íþróttamaður dagsins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 January 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
"Karl Thordarsson : Sérieux, ambitieux, et... "sympa"". Ouest-France, édition Brest-Morlaix. 6 April 1981.
"le match France-Islande vu par l'ancien joueur du Stade Lavallois, l'Islandais Karl Thordarsson". francebleu.fr.
^ "Karl Þórðarson sæmdur gullmerki ÍA". Skessuhorn (in Icelandic). 11 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
"Ekkert leyndarmál lengur". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 December 1979. p. 12. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
"Gamla ljósmyndin: Fékk rauða spjaldið fyrir prúðmennsku". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
Karl Þórðarson at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Var lengi búinn að dreyma um atvinnumenskuna". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 January 1979. pp. 34–35, 65. Retrieved 1 July 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
"Valdís Þóra á topp 10 listanum í kjörinu á Íþróttamanni ársins". skagafrettir.is.
"Knattspyrnusagan". ksi.is (Archived). Archived from the original on 2013-02-19.
"Sigthorsson, 8ème joueur islandais de Ligue 1".
"1983-84, Laval est à son apogée". lestade.ober-blo.fr.
"FRENCH TOUCH". nordiskfootball.fr.
"Stade Lavallois". football-the-story.com.
"RETRO Stade lavallois. Le 24 janvier 1982, le jour où Laval a signé sa plus large victoire en D1 (5-0)". ouest-france.fr.
^ Karl Þórðarson at WorldFootball.net
"Kveðja frá Rússlandi: Að fjalla um íslenska landsliðið í fótbolta". visir.is.
"Malines devra surveiller". lesoir.be.

External links

Karl Þórðarson at National-Football-Teams.com
Karl Þórðarson at Football Association of Iceland

v t e Icelandic Footballer of the Year
Men & Women	1973: Kjartansson 1974: Eðvaldsson 1975: Stefánsson 1976: Pétursson 1977: Gí. Torfason 1978: K. Þórðarson 1979: Geirsson 1980: Hallgrímsson 1981: Baldursson 1982: Bjarnason 1983: Si. Jónsson 1984: B. Sigurðsson 1985: Þorbjörnsson 1986: Gu. Torfason 1987: Ormslev 1988: Sæ. Jónsson 1989: O. Þórðarson 1990: B. Sigurðsson 1991: Sverrisson 1992: Gunnlaugsson 1993: Si. Jónsson 1994: Gunnlaugsdóttir 1995: B. Kristinsson 1996: Adolfsson
Men	1997: Hreiðarsson 1998: Sverrisson 1999: Sverrisson 2000: Hreiðarsson 2001: Guðjohnsen 2002: R. Kristinsson 2003: Guðjohnsen 2004: Guðjohnsen 2005: Guðjohnsen 2006: Guðjohnsen 2007: Hreiðarsson 2008: Guðjohnsen 2009: Guðjohnsen 2010: G. Sigurðsson 2011: Helguson 2012: G. Sigurðsson 2013: G. Sigurðsson 2014: G. Sigurðsson 2015: G. Sigurðsson 2016: G. Sigurðsson 2017: G. Sigurðsson 2018: G. Sigurðsson 2019: G. Sigurðsson 2020: G. Sigurðsson 2021: Árnason 2022: Haraldsson 2023: Haraldsson
Women	1997: Kristjánsdóttir 1998: K. Jónsdóttir 1999: G. Jónsdóttir 2000: Ögmundsdóttir 2001: Færseth 2002: Á. Helgadóttir 2003: Á. Helgadóttir 2004: Viðarsdóttir 2005: Á. Helgadóttir 2006: Viðarsdóttir 2007: Viðarsdóttir 2008: Viðarsdóttir 2009: Þ. Helgadóttir 2010: Magnúsdóttir 2011: Viðarsdóttir 2012: Þ. Helgadóttir 2013: Gunnarsdóttir 2014: Þorsteinsdóttir 2015: Gunnarsdóttir 2016: Gunnarsdóttir 2017: Gunnarsdóttir 2018: Gunnarsdóttir 2019: Gunnarsdóttir 2020: Gunnarsdóttir 2021: S. Jónsdóttir 2022: Viggósdóttir 2023: Viggósdóttir

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