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{{short description|Icelandic footballer and coach}}
{{Icelandic name|Teitur|male}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Teitur Thordarson
| fullname    = Teitur Þórðarson
| image       = Teitur-thordarson.jpg
| image_size  = 
| caption     = Teitur in May 2011
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1952|1|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Akranes]], Iceland
| height      = 
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber  = 
| position    = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 1968
| youthclubs1 = [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|IA Akranes]]
| years1 = 1969–1977 
| years2 = 1977 
| years3 = 1978–1981 
| years4 = 1981–1983 
| years5 = 1983–1984 
| years6 = 1984–1985 
| years7 = 1985–1986 
| years8 = 1987
| clubs1 = [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] 
| clubs2 = [[Jönköpings Södra IF|Jönköping]] 
| clubs3 = [[Östers IF|Öster]] 
| clubs4 = [[RC Lens|Lens]] 
| clubs5 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]] 
| clubs6 = [[Yverdon-Sport FC|Yverdon-Sport]] 
| clubs7 = [[Östers IF|Öster]] 
| clubs8 = [[Skövde AIK|Skövde]] 
| caps1      = 99  
| caps2      = 21  
| caps3      = 87  
| caps4      = 48  
| caps5      = 31  
| caps6      = 13  
| caps7      = 18  
| caps8      = 16  
| totalcaps  = 285 
| goals1     = 51  
| goals2     = 10  
| goals3     = 35  
| goals4     = 20  
| goals5     = 9  
| goals6     = 6  
| goals7     = 6  
| goals8     = 0  
| totalgoals = 117
| nationalyears1 = 1972–1985
| nationalteam1  = [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]]
| nationalcaps1  = 41  
| nationalgoals1 = 9 
| manageryears1  = 1987–1988 
| manageryears2  = 1988–1990 
| manageryears3  = 1991–1992 
| manageryears4  = 1993 
| manageryears5  = 1994–1995 
| manageryears6  = 1995–1999 
| manageryears7  = 2000–2002 
| manageryears8  = 2002–2003 
| manageryears9  = 2004–2005 
| manageryears10 = 2006–2007 
| manageryears11 = 2008–2010 
| manageryears12 = 2011
| manageryears13 = 2012–2013
| manageryears14 = 2013
| manageryears15 = 2014–2018
| managerclubs1  = [[Skövde AIK|Skövde]] 
| managerclubs2  = [[SK Brann|Brann]] 
| managerclubs3  = [[FC Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] 
| managerclubs4  = [[SF Grei|Grei]] 
| managerclubs5  = [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] 
| managerclubs6  = [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] & [[FC Flora Tallinn|Flora Tallinn]] 
| managerclubs7  = [[SK Brann|Brann]] 
| managerclubs8  = [[FC Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] 
| managerclubs9  = [[Ullensaker/Kisa IL|Ull/Kisa]] 
| managerclubs10 = [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] 
| managerclubs11 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps]] 
| managerclubs12 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
| managerclubs13 = Barasat Euro Musketeers
| managerclubs14 = [[Funnefoss/Vormsund IL|Funnefoss/Vormsund]]
| managerclubs15 = [[Drøbak-Frogn IL|Drøbak-Frogn]]
| pcupdate       = 12 September 2007
| ntupdate       = 12 September 2007
}}

'''Teitur Thordarson''' ({{langx|is|Teitur Þórðarson}}, born 14 January 1952) is an Icelandic [[association football|football]] coach. He is the older brother of [[Ólafur Þórðarson (footballer)|Ólafur Þórðarson]].

==Playing career==
===Club===
====Íþróttabandalag Akraness====
Before coaching, Teitur playing as a striker for nearly two decades. He signed his first professional contract when he joined hometown club [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness]] in 1969. He scored 51 goals in 99 appearances, and won four championship titles with ÍA between 1969 and 1977.

====Sweden====
After a season with [[Swedish football Division 2|Swedish second division]] club [[Jönköpings Södra IF|Jönköping]] in 1977, Teitur helped [[Östers IF|Öster]] to three league championships in Sweden's top-flight [[Allsvenskan]] between 1978 and 1981.

====France====
In 1981, he moved to French club [[RC Lens|Lens]] where he scored 19 goals during the [[French football Division 1 1981-82|1981–82 Ligue 1 season]], finishing fourth in scoring. At Lens he played for former [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]], and [[France national football team|France]] manager [[Gérard Houllier]]. He then joined [[AS Cannes|Cannes]] where [[Arsène Wenger]] was an assistant coach.

====Switzerland/Return to Sweden====
Teitur then had a spell in Switzerland with [[Yverdon-Sport FC|Yverdon-Sport]] before returning to Sweden in 1985 to complete his playing career with [[Östers IF|Öster]] and [[Skövde AIK|Skövde]].

===International===
Teitur received 41 caps for Iceland between 1972 and 1985. He scored nine goals and captained the team in some of the matches.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ijs-recintlp.html Iceland - Record International Players] - RSSSF</ref>

==Coaching career==
===Skövde===
Teitur's coaching career extends over two decades starting in Sweden in 1987 with the last club he played for, [[Skövde AIK|Skövde]].

===Norway===
In 1988, he landed his first head-coaching role in Norway's top-flight [[Norwegian Premier League|Tippeligaen]] when he joined [[SK Brann|Brann]]. He led the Bergen club to the [[1988 Norwegian Football Cup Final]] and spent the following two seasons at Brann before ending his first spell by moving to [[FC Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] for two seasons in 1991. After a season with [[Norwegian Second Division]] club [[SF Grei|Grei]], Teitur took charge of [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] and led them to second- and fourth-placed Tippeligaen finishes in 1994 and 1995 respectively.

===Estonia===
In 1996, Teitur moved to [[Estonia]] to become head coach of their [[Estonia national football team|national team]] and Estonian club [[FC Flora Tallinn|Flora Tallinn]]. He led Flora Tallinn to 3 [[Meistriliiga]] championships in [[Meistriliiga 1994-95|1994–95]], [[Meistriliiga 1997-98|1997–98]] and [[Meistriliiga 1998|1998]]. He also led the club to the [[Estonian Cup]] and the [[Estonian SuperCup]] titles in 1998.{{citation needed|date=May 2010}}

Teitur helped the [[Baltic states|Baltic]] nation move up from 145th (January 1996) to 68th (November 1999) in the [[FIFA World Ranking]]. Though he was Estonia's first foreign coach since the country's independence in 1991, Teitur's efforts in developing Estonian football earned him the [[Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana]] (4th class) from the [[President of Estonia]] in February 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://president.ee/et/vabariik/teenetemargid/kavalerid.php?id=127|title=Eesti Vabariigi Teenetemärgid|publisher=[[President of Estonia]]|access-date=22 September 2011|language=et|trans-title=Decorations of the Republic of Estonia}}</ref>

===Return to Norway===
The turn of the millennium saw Teitur return to the Norwegian game for a second spell with [[SK Brann|Brann]]. He led the club to a second-place finish in the [[Norwegian Premier League 2000|2000 Tippeligaen season]], and spent two more seasons with the Bergen outfit before making a return to another former club, [[FC Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] in 2003. His final two years in Norway saw him coach [[Norwegian Second Division|second division]] club [[Ullensaker/Kisa IL|Ull/Kisa]] in 2004 and 2005.

===KR Reykjavík===
In 2006, Teitur returned to his native [[Iceland]] to coach [[KR Reykjavík]] to a second-place finish in Iceland's top-flight [[Landsbankadeild]], as well as a spot in the [[VISA-bikar 2006|2006 Icelandic Cup]] [[VISA-bikar 2006#Final|final]].

===Vancouver Whitecaps===
With nearly four decades of experience in European football, Teitur became the sixth head coach in the history of the [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps]] after signing a two-year deal with the club on 11 December 2007. He was at the helm when the Whitecaps claimed their second [[USL First Division|United Soccer League First Division]] championship in three seasons after a 2–1 victory over [[Puerto Rico Islanders]] on 12 October 2008. The following season Teitur made key changes to the Vancouver squad, replacing several veterans with young and experienced players. Though the Whitecaps struggled in the later part of the season, they finished in the final playoff spot and reached the final, where they faced the [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]] home and away in a two-legged affair. It was the first time in USL history that two Canadian clubs would meet for the league championship. The Caps lost both fixtures, home and away, 6–3 on aggregate. On 30 November 2009 Teitur signed a one-year contract extension with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prostamerika.com/2010/09/02/whitecaps-fans-await-head-coach-announcement |title=Thordarson Given His Big Chance |publisher=Prost Amerika |access-date=30 January 2012}}</ref>

On 1 September 2010, the [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] held a press conference where Teitur was named as the coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps' first season in [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2010/09/thordarson-named-mls-head-coach |title=Thordarson named MLS head coach &#124; Vancouver Whitecaps FC |publisher=Whitecapsfc.com |date=1 September 2010 |access-date=30 January 2012}}</ref> After producing only one win in three months of action, Teitur was released from his contract on 30 May 2011 with Whitecaps Director of Operations [[Tom Soehn]] stepping in to replace him in the interim.<ref>{{cite web|author=Greg Lalas |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/05/30/whitecaps-fire-head-coach-teitur-thordarson |title=Whitecaps Fire Head Coach Teitur Thordarson |publisher=Mlssoccer.com |date=30 May 2011 |access-date=30 January 2012}}</ref>

===Barasat Euro Musketeers===
On 15 January 2012, Cassius Management announced that Teitur would be one of six foreign coaches hired for the new league [[Bengal Premier League Soccer]], with group stages beginning 15 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cassiusmanagement.com/news/Teitur-Thordarson-Selected-For-Indian-Premier-Leag |title=Teitur Thordarson Selected For Indian Premier League Soccer Tournament |publisher=Cassiusmanagement.com |access-date=30 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127135906/http://www.cassiusmanagement.com/news/Teitur-Thordarson-Selected-For-Indian-Premier-Leag |archive-date=27 January 2012}}</ref> He was subsequently bought by Basarat, under the ownership of Uro Infra Reality India Ltd., for {{Currency|210,000| US}} on 30 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fabio-cannavaro-gets-maximum-bidders-in-ipl-style-soccer/905657/0 |title=Fabio Cannavaro gets maximum bidders in IPL style soccer|publisher=CelebrityManagement|date=30 January 2012|access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref> After several delays due to lack of quality venues and government opposition,<ref>{{cite web|title=Robbie Fowler's Indian payday under threat as Premier League Soccer hits problems|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/9098030/Robbie-Fowlers-Indian-payday-under-threat-as-Premier-League-Soccer-hits-problems.html|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> the project was cancelled in January 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=India’s ambitious Premier League Soccer plan finally axed|url=http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/4631/soccerex/2013/01/30/3712016/indias-ambitious-premier-league-soccer-plan-finally-axed|publisher=Goal.com|access-date=5 November 2013}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Íþróttabandalag Akraness'''
*[[Úrvalsdeild|Icelandic Championships]]: [[Úrvalsdeild 1970|1970]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1974|1974]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1975|1975]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1977|1977]]

'''Östers IF'''
*[[Allsvenskan]]: [[1978 Allsvenskan|1978]], [[1980 Allsvenskan|1980]], [[1981 Allsvenskan|1981]]
*[[Svenska Cupen]]: 1976–77

===Manager===
'''Flora Tallinn'''
*[[Meistriliiga]]: [[Meistriliiga 1997-98|1997–98]], [[1998 Meistriliiga|1998]]
*[[Estonian Cup]]: 1997–98
*[[Estonian SuperCup]]: 1998

'''Vancouver Whitecaps FC'''
*[[USL First Division]]: [[United Soccer Leagues 2008|2008]]

'''Barasat Euro Musketeers'''
*[[Premier League Soccer|PLS]]: [[Premier League Soccer|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/294406/20120207/premier-league-soccer-india-crespo-fabio-cannavaro.htm |title=Indian Premier League Soccer: Cannavaro, Pires and Crespo to Show Off in Kolkata |publisher=Ibtimes.co.uk |access-date=21 March 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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