# Former Barnsley manager Thordarson dies aged 71

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/former-barnsley-manager-thordarson-dies-aged-71/
- Published: 2026-11-14T15:04:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T23:10:36+00:00
- Original publisher: feeds.bbci.co.uk (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c98r7l5yrn6go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sheffield

## Key points

- Former Stoke manager Gudjon Thordarson has died aged 71.
- He led Stoke to third-tier promotion in 2002.
- He also managed Barnsley, Notts County and Crewe.

## Summary

Gudjon Thordarson, the Icelandic former manager who guided Stoke City to promotion in 2002, has died aged 71. He also managed Barnsley, Notts County and Crewe Alexandra during spells in English football.

Thordarson took charge of Stoke in 1999 after managing in Iceland and led the club to the EFL Trophy in 2000. Following play-off semi-final defeats in his first two seasons, Stoke won promotion from the third tier through the play-offs in 2002; he left days later. He managed Barnsley from 2003 to 2004, Notts County from 2005 to 2006 and Crewe from 2008 to 2009, and had been living with Parkinson’s in recent years.

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