Jóhannes "Joey" Harðarson (born 28 July 1976) is an

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coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of

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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

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. When leaving Start, he joined the smaller local club

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Coaching career

Harðarson became interim head coach at IK Start, after

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left the position in April 2019. On 10 July 2019, Start announced that Harðarson would coach the team for the rest of the season. 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. Start finished the 2019 season in third place and qualified for

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. Harðarson's Start won promotion to Eliteserien on the

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after a 5–5 draw on aggregate against Lillestrøm in the play-off final. He was sacked on 14 June 2021.

International career

Harðarson has been

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ped twice for

References

External links

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Profile at nifs.no
1976 births Living people Johannes Hardarson Johannes Hardarson Johannes Hardarson Johannes Hardarson Johannes Hardarson MVV Maastricht players FC Groningen players Eredivisie players SC Veendam players Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands IK Start players Eliteserien players Flekkerøy IL players Johannes Hardarson Johannes Hardarson Men's association football midfielders Johannes Hardarson Flekkerøy IL managers IK Start managers Johannes Hardarson Expatriate football managers in Norway Eliteserien managers {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub