Background
Sigurðsson was born in Akureyri and played with Þór Akureyri along with his father Sigurdur Larusson who later became the manager.
Sigurðsson was born in Akureyri and played with Þór Akureyri along with his father Sigurdur Larusson who later became the manager.
He is currently the manager of Icelandic team KF.
Lárus impressed Macari so much that he played him against Portsmouth before he had signed him. He was an ever present in 1995-1996 as Stoke reached the play-offs where they lost to Leicester City. He missed just one match in 1996-1997 in what was the club"s final season at the Victoria Ground.
He played in all but three matches in 1997-1998 as Stoke suffered relegation to the third tier. he played 43 times in 1998-1999 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.
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. At the start of the 2011 season Lárus was appointed as the manager of KF, retiring as a player.
He made his debut for Iceland in a July 1995 friendly against Faroe Islands, coming on as a substitute for Izudin Dervic.