Lárus Sigurðsson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lárus Sigurðsson

| image =

| fullname = Lárus Orri Sigurðsson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|6|4}}

| birth_place = Akureyri, Iceland

| death_date =

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1990–1994 | clubs1 = Þór Akureyri | caps1 = 79 | goals1 = 6

| years2 = 1994–1999 | clubs2 = Stoke City | caps2 = 200 | goals2 = 7

| years3 = 1999–2004 | clubs3 = West Bromwich Albion| caps3 = 116 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2005–2009 | clubs4 = Þór Akureyri | caps4 = 52 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2010 | clubs5 = ÍA | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 449 | totalgoals = 18

| nationalyears1 = 1995–2003

| nationalteam1 = Iceland

| nationalcaps1 = 42

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| manageryears1 = 2006–2010

| manageryears2 = 2011–2013

| manageryears3 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs1 = Þór Akureyri

| managerclubs2 = KF

| managerclubs3 = Þór Akureyri

}}

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. {{cite book|title=Stoke City 101 Golden Greats|year=2002|publisher=Desert Islands Books|isbn=1-874287554}}

Club career

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 recommended 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.

He scored once for Albion, his goal coming in a 5–0 win over Portsmouth on 23 February 2002.{{cite news |title=West Brom 5–0 Portsmouth |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1834137.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=23 February 2002 |accessdate=17 February 2010 }} After his professional career in England, Sigurðsson went home to his old club, Þór, and played 15 games for them in 2005. In summer 2006, he was appointed player-manager at Þór, a position he held until 31 May 2010 when he resigned after conflict with the board. On 20 July 2010, he joined ÍA, the club he played in as a youngster. His first senior appearance for ÍA came in a 4–2 win over Fjarðarbyggð. At the start of the 2011 season Lárus was appointed as the manager of KF, retiring as a player.

International career

Sigurðsson won 42 caps, scoring two goals for Iceland.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ijs-recintlp.html |title=Iceland – Record International Players |author1=Luis Fernando Passo Alpuin |author2=Jostein Nygård |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |accessdate=14 April 2012 }} He made his debut for Iceland in a July 1995 friendly against Faroe Islands, coming on as a substitute for Izudin Dervic.

Career statistics

=Club=

Source:{{ENFA}}{{NFT player|id=3073|accessdate=}}

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
rowspan=6\|Þór Akureyri \|1990 \|Úrvalsdeild karla \|13	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	13	1
1991 \|1. deild karla \|16	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	16	2
1992 \|Úrvalsdeild karla \|18	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	18	1
1993 \|Úrvalsdeild karla \|17	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	17	0
1994 \|Úrvalsdeild karla \|15	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	15	2
colspan=2\|Total !79	6	colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—	79	6
rowspan="7"\|Stoke City \|1994–95 \|First Division \|23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	1
1995–96 \|First Division \|46	0	2	0	3	0	4{{efn\|Two Appearances in First Division play-offs and two in Anglo-Italian Cup}}	0	55	0
1996–97 \|First Division \|45	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	50	0
1997–98 \|First Division \|43	1	1	0	5	0	colspan="2"\|—	49	1
1998–99 \|Second Division \|38	4	2	0	1	0	2{{efn\|Appearances in Football League Trophy}}	0	43	4
1999–2000 \|Second Division \|5	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	1
colspan="2"\|Total !200	7	7	0	15	0	6	0	228	7
rowspan="6"\|West Bromwich Albion \|1999–2000 \|First Division \|27	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
2000–01 \|First Division \|12	0	0	0	0	0	1{{efn\|Appearance in First Division play-offs}}	0	13	0
2001–02 \|First Division \|43	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	50	1
2002–03 \|Premier League \|29	0	2	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	32	0
2003–04 \|First Division \|5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
colspan="2"\|Total !116	1	7	0	4	0	1	0	128	1
rowspan=6\|Þór Akureyri \|2005 \|1. deild karla \|15	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	15	1
2006 \|1. deild karla \|11	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	11	1
2007 \|1. deild karla \|13	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	13	2
2008 \|1. deild karla \|8	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	8	0
2009 \|1. deild karla \|5	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	5	0
colspan=2\|Total !52	4	colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—	52	4
ÍA \|2010 \|1. deild karla \|2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !449	18	14	0	19	0	7	0	489	18

=International=

Source:

National team	Year	Apps
class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
rowspan=8\|Iceland \|1995	1	0
1996	9	0
1997	8	0
1998	6	1
1999	7	1
2001	3	0
2002	3	0
2003	5	0
colspan=2\|Total	42	2

=International goals=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	13 May 1998	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes, France	{{fb\|KSA}}	1–1	Draw	Friendly
2.	31 March 1999	NSC Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv, Ukraine	{{fb\|UKR}}	1–1	Draw	Euro 2000 qualifying
colspan="12"\|Correct as of 22 November 2016{{cite web\|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=19240\|title=Lárus Sigurðsson - national football team player\|website=eu-football.info\|accessdate=17 September 2017}}

Honours

Stoke City

Stoke City player of the year: 1995

West Bromwich Albion

References

External links

{{Soccerbase}}

Category:1973 births

Category:Living people

Larus Sigurdsson

Category:Men's association football defenders

Larus Sigurdsson

Category:Stoke City F.C. players

Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players

Category:Premier League players

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England

Larus Sigurdsson

Category:English Football League players

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
rowspan=6\|Þór Akureyri \|1990 \|Úrvalsdeild karla \|13	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	13	1
1991 \|1. deild karla \|16	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	16	2
1992 \|Úrvalsdeild karla \|18	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	18	1
1993 \|Úrvalsdeild karla \|17	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	17	0
1994 \|Úrvalsdeild karla \|15	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	15	2
colspan=2\|Total !79	6	colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—	79	6
rowspan="7"\|Stoke City \|1994–95 \|First Division \|23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	1
1995–96 \|First Division \|46	0	2	0	3	0	4{{efn\|Two Appearances in First Division play-offs and two in Anglo-Italian Cup}}	0	55	0
1996–97 \|First Division \|45	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	50	0
1997–98 \|First Division \|43	1	1	0	5	0	colspan="2"\|—	49	1
1998–99 \|Second Division \|38	4	2	0	1	0	2{{efn\|Appearances in Football League Trophy}}	0	43	4
1999–2000 \|Second Division \|5	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	1
colspan="2"\|Total !200	7	7	0	15	0	6	0	228	7
rowspan="6"\|West Bromwich Albion \|1999–2000 \|First Division \|27	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
2000–01 \|First Division \|12	0	0	0	0	0	1{{efn\|Appearance in First Division play-offs}}	0	13	0
2001–02 \|First Division \|43	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	50	1
2002–03 \|Premier League \|29	0	2	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	32	0
2003–04 \|First Division \|5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
colspan="2"\|Total !116	1	7	0	4	0	1	0	128	1
rowspan=6\|Þór Akureyri \|2005 \|1. deild karla \|15	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	15	1
2006 \|1. deild karla \|11	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	11	1
2007 \|1. deild karla \|13	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	13	2
2008 \|1. deild karla \|8	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	8	0
2009 \|1. deild karla \|5	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	5	0
colspan=2\|Total !52	4	colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—\|\|colspan="2"\|—	52	4
ÍA \|2010 \|1. deild karla \|2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !449	18	14	0	19	0	7	0	489	18