| Lárus Sigurðsson | |
| Fullname: | Lárus Orri Sigurðsson |
| Birth Date: | 1973 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Akureyri, Iceland |
| 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. [1]
Sigurðsson was born in Akureyri and played with Þór Akureyri along with his father Sigurdur Larusson, who later became the manager.[1] His cousin Þorvaldur Örlygsson who was playing in England for Stoke City recommended him to manager Lou Macari and he joined Stoke on trial.[1] Lárus impressed Macari so much that he played him against Portsmouth before he had signed him.[1] 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.[1] He missed just one match in 1996–97 in what was the club's final season at the Victoria Ground.[1] He played in all but three matches in 1997–98 as Stoke suffered relegation to the third tier.[1] 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.[1]
He scored once for Albion, his goal coming in a 5–0 win over Portsmouth on 23 February 2002.[2] 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.
Sigurðsson won 42 caps, scoring two goals for Iceland.[3] He made his debut for Iceland in a July 1995 friendly against Faroe Islands, coming on as a substitute for Izudin Dervic.
Source:
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Þór Akureyri | 1990 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 1991 | 1. deild karla | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||||
| 1992 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||||
| 1993 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 1994 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 79 | 6 | — | — | — | 79 | 6 | ||||||
| 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 | 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 | — | 49 | 1 | |||
| 1998–99 | Second Division | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Second Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 200 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 228 | 7 | |||
| 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 | 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 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2003–04 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 116 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 1 | |||
| Þór Akureyri | 2005 | 1. deild karla | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2006 | 1. deild karla | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 2007 | 1. deild karla | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||||
| 2008 | 1. deild karla | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2009 | 1. deild karla | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 52 | 4 | — | — | — | 52 | 4 | ||||||
| ÍA | 2010 | 1. deild karla | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 449 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 489 | 18 | |||
Source:
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Total | 42 | 2 | ||
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 May 1998 | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly | ||||||||
| 2. | 31 March 1999 | 1–1 | Draw | Euro 2000 qualifying | ||||||||
| Correct as of 22 November 2016[4] | ||||||||||||
Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion