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.
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. 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. 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:
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsÞór Akureyri1990Úrvalsdeild karla131———13119911. deild karla162———1621992Úrvalsdeild karla181———1811993Úrvalsdeild karla170———1701994Úrvalsdeild karla152———152Total796———796Stoke City1994–95First Division2311000002411995–96First Division4602030405501996–97First Division4501040005001997–98First Division4311050—4911998–99Second Division3842010204341999–2000Second Division5100200071Total200770150602287West Bromwich Albion1999–2000First Division2701000002802000–01First Division1200000101302001–02First Division4314030005012002–03Premier League2902010—3202003–04First Division5000000050Total11617040101281Þór Akureyri20051. deild karla151———15120061. deild karla111———11120071. deild karla132———13220081. deild karla80———8020091. deild karla50———50Total524———524ÍA20101. deild karla20———20Career total449181401907048918
International Source:
National teamYearAppsGoalsIceland199510199690199780199861199971200130200230200350Total422
International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 13 May 1998 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes, France 1–1 Draw Friendly 2. 31 March 1999 NSC Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv, Ukraine 1–1 Draw Euro 2000 qualifyingCorrect as of 22 November 2016
Honours Stoke City
Stoke City player of the year: 1995
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion player of the year: 2000 Football League First Division runners-up: 2001-02
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