Jóhannes Harðarson
Jóhannes "Joey" Harðarson (born 28 July 1976) is an Icelandic football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach in Norwegian Eliteserien club Start.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jóhannes Þór Harðarson | ||
Date of birth | 28 July 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Iceland | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Start (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–2000 | ÍA Akranes | 73 | (5) |
2000–2001 | MVV Maastricht | 16 | (0) |
2001–2002 | FC Groningen | 3 | (0) |
2002–2003 | → BV Veendam (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2003–2004 | FC Groningen | 2 | (0) |
2004–2008 | IK Start | 47 | (2) |
2008–2013 | Flekkerøy IL | ||
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Iceland | 2 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2013–2014 | Flekkerøy IL | ||
2015 | ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar | ||
2017–2019 | Start (assistant) | ||
2019– | Start | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2007 |
Club career
Before the 2004 season, he moved to Norwegian club IK Start and helped secure their promotion. His previous clubs include IA Akranes and the Dutch team FC Groningen. When leaving Start, he joined the smaller local club Flekkerøy IL.
Coaching career
Harðarson became interim head coach at IK Start, after Kjetil Rekdal left the position in April 2019.[1] On 10 July 2019, Start announced that Harðarson would coach the team for the rest of the season.[2] On 23 October 2019, Start announced that Joey Harðarson had agreed to a contract as head coach on permanent basis till the end of the 2021 season.[3] Start finished the 2019 season in third place and qualified for promotion play-offs. Harðarson's Start won promotion to Eliteserien on the away goals rule after a 5–5 draw on aggregate against Lillestrøm in the play-off final.
References
- "Pressemelding: Oppretter personalsak mot Kjetil Rekdal". www.ikstart.no (in Norwegian). IK Start. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "Hardarson blir Start-trener ut sesongen". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "Hardarson forlenger med Start". abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). ABC Nyheter. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.